Postoperative Radiotherapy in Advanced Stage Squamous Cell Carcinoma Requiring Maxillectomy.
Randall J HarleyMatthew E SpectorChristopher T WilkeShaum SridharanPublished in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2024)
The vast majority of patients with pT4aN0 bone-invading SCC of the maxillary gingiva and hard palate benefit from PORT. Patients with tumors < 2 cm did not demonstrate a survival benefit from adjuvant treatment, suggesting that bony invasion alone may not be sufficient criteria for treatment escalation.