Cystic nodal metastasis in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma receiving chemoradiotherapy: Relationship with human papillomavirus status and failure patterns.

We investigated the relationships of cystic nodal metastasis, human papillomavirus (HPV) status, and treatment failure patterns in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) treated with chemoradiotherapy.We retrospectively reviewed pretreatment MRI and clinical courses of patients...

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Main Authors: Yu-Han Huang, Chih-Hua Yeh, Nai-Ming Cheng, Chien-Yu Lin, Hung-Ming Wang, Sheung-Fat Ko, Cheng-Hong Toh, Tzu-Chen Yen, Chun-Ta Liao, Shu-Hang Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5501618?pdf=render