A Consideration for Surgical Management in Select T4b Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Michelle M ChenClifford M ChangSarah Marie DermodyAndrew J RoskoMichelle L MierzwaPaul L SwiecickiMatthew E SpectorFrancis P WordenMark E P PrinceSteven B ChinnPublished in: The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology (2021)
Clinical T4b staging is a poor predictor of pathologic staging given a high rate of downstaging on final pathology. Surgical resection with adjuvant chemoradiation is an option in select cT4b oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma patients.
Keyphrases
- squamous cell carcinoma
- locally advanced
- end stage renal disease
- lymph node
- ejection fraction
- pet ct
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- computed tomography
- early stage
- peritoneal dialysis
- lymph node metastasis
- rectal cancer
- prognostic factors
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- image quality
- patient reported