A pre-operative prognostic score for the selection of patients for salvage surgery after recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

Abstract Salvage surgery in recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma has a poor outcome, both in terms of survival and quality of life. Therefore, the identification of pre-operative prognostic factors to improve the selection of patients who could benefit the most from salvage surgery is cli...

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Main Authors: Valentina Lupato, Jerry Polesel, Fabio Biagio La Torre, Giuseppe Fanetti, Elisabetta Fratta, Carlo Gobitti, Gustavo Baldassarre, Emanuela Vaccher, Giovanni Franchin, Vittorio Giacomarra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79759-0