Leonardo Ferrari, Paolo Cariati, Imanol Zubiate, Ángel Martínez-Sahuquillo Rico, Susana Arroyo Rodriguez, Rosa Maria Pulgar Encinas, Silvano Ferrari, Ildefonso Martínez Lara
The treatment of early-stage oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is still a controversial issue. Thanks to the 8th edition of TNM by AJCC there is a better distinction between the stages of OSCC. However, Stages I and II still share the same treatment protocol, even if the prognosis is radically different. A retrospective study has been conducted including 70 previously untreated patients with Stage I or II OSCC, treated with tumorectomy and selective neck dissection. The study focuses on the link between pT1/2 and various other factors, particularly histological grading, vascular and perineural invasion, local and cervical recurrence, surgical margins and overall survival...
December 13, 2023: Current Problems in Cancer