Surgical factors affecting regionally metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma to the parotid gland.
Vishwanatha M RaoAllen L FengDaniel G DeschlerHoward L KaufmanDerrick T LinDavid MillerJeremy D RichmonSophia Z ShalhoutMark A VarvaresKevin S EmerickPublished in: Head & neck (2023)
Immunosuppression and lymphovascular invasion portended worse outcomes in patients with metastatic cSCC to the parotid. Microscopically positive margins and <18 nodes resected are associated with worse OS and DSS, while patients receiving adjuvant therapy had improved DSS.