Outcome and Prognostic Factors in T4a Oropharyngeal Carcinoma, Including the Role of HPV Infection

Background. The prognosis of patients with advanced oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPSCC) is generally poor. The aim of this study is to investigate the different therapeutic approaches and identify prognostic factors associated with a worse outcome for patients treated for T4a OPSCC, in order to improve...

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Main Authors: Georgios Psychogios, Konstantinos Mantsopoulos, Abbas Agaimy, Kathrin Brunner, Elisabeth Mangold, Johannes Zenk, Heinrich Iro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/390825