The role of upfront neck dissection in definitive radiotherapy for locally advanced hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A single-center retrospective analysis.

Published in: Head & neck (2024)

This study provided evidence supporting the effectiveness of UND in conjunction with definitive radiotherapy for locally advanced hypopharyngeal carcinoma. Future research should focus on validating and refining these findings through well-designed prospective multicenter trials.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
rectal cancer
early stage
radiation therapy
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
radiation induced
clinical trial
lymph node metastasis
cross sectional