Adjuvant radiotherapy is not supported in patients with verrucous carcinoma of the oral cavity
Mohan S, Pai S, Bhattacharyya N. Adjuvant radiotherapy is not supported in patients with verrucous carcinoma of the oral cavity. The Laryngoscope 2017, 127: 1334-1338. PMID: 28150306, PMCID: PMC7388729, DOI: 10.1002/lary.26443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarcinoma, Squamous CellCarcinoma, VerrucousCross-Sectional StudiesDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMouthMouth NeoplasmsNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSEER ProgramSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTreatment OutcomeConceptsAdjuvant radiation therapyDisease-specific survivalSquamous cell carcinomaVerrucous carcinomaRadiation therapyOverall survivalOral cavityVC patientsWorse OSCarcinoma patientsImproved overall survivalEnd Results (SEER) databaseKaplan-Meier survivalAdjuvant radiotherapySCC patientsLocal recurrenceResults databaseT stagePositive marginsSCC casesCell carcinomaPatientsSurgeryCarcinomaDifferent biology