Survival analysis of recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the lower oral cavity treated by surgery.
Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: -value ≤ 0.05 was considered significant. The sample comprised 150 patients, 59 (39.3%) of whom experienced recurrence. Local recurrence occurred in 35 patients (23.4%), regional recurrence in 17 (11.3%), and distant recurrence in seven (4.6%). The average survival of participants with local, regional, and distant recurrence was 12, five, and two months, respectively. Patients with recurrent disease had worse survival than those who did not (P < 0.001). Patients with local recurrence had better survival than those with regional/distant recurrence (P = 0.011). All patients with regional and distant recurrence had deceased by the last follow-up. In conclusion, patients with local recurrence of squamous cell carcinoma of the lower oral cavity treated by surgery have a better survival rate than those with regional and distant recurrence. Local recurrence poses the possibility of curative salvage therapy.
Source: PubMed Central
Language: English
Topic: Head and Neck Cancer Studies
Subfield: Otorhinolaryngology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3181211114