Comparison of five-year survival rates among patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma with and without association with syphilis: a retrospective case-control study

Comparison of five-year survival rates among patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma with and without association with syphilis: a retrospective case-control study

Abstract Background Syphilis is an infectious disease that is at least discussed to be premalignant. This potential, combined with its general pathological impact, raises the question if syphilis increases mortality in oral cancer patients. The aim of the study was to assess if the five-year surviva...

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Main Authors: Moritz Hertel, Leonie Hagedorn, Andrea Maria Schmidt-Westhausen, Henrik Dommisch, Max Heiland, Robert Preissner, Saskia Preissner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Oral malignant neoplasia
Oral squamous cell carcinoma
Syphilis
Premalignant condition
Mortality
Survival rate
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-09583-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-09583-4

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