The Current Role of Salvage Surgery in Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The Current Role of Salvage Surgery in Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Chemoradiotherapy has emerged as a gold standard in advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). Because 50% of advanced stage patients relapse after nonsurgical primary treatment, the role of salvage surgery (SS) is critical because surgery is generally regarded as the best treatm...

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Main Authors: Marc Hamoir, Sandra Schmitz, Carlos Suarez, Primoz Strojan, Kate A Hutcheson, Juan P Rodrigo, William M Mendenhall, Ricard Simo, Nabil F Saba, Anil K D‘Cruz, Missak Haigentz, Carol R Bradford, Eric M Genden, Alessandra Rinaldo, Alfio Ferlito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
cancer recurrence
head and neck cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
treatment failure
salvage surgery
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/10/8/267

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