Postoperative radiotherapy may not be necessary for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a case-match multicentre study

Postoperative radiotherapy may not be necessary for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a case-match multicentre study

Abstract Background Some head and neck cancer surgeons found that many patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC) without postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) also have a good prognosis. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of PORT on survival in pa...

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Main Authors: Zhen-Hu Ren, Jing-Shi Lei, Zhi-Min Yang, Sheng Zhang, Jian-Jun Yu, Han-Jiang Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
Subjects:
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Postoperative radiotherapy
Surgery alone
Overall survival
Disease-specific survival
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-022-02288-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-022-02288-x

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