Prognostic Factors of Limited T1-2N0-1 Oropharyngeal Cancers

Prognostic factors in limited (T1-2, N0-1) oropharyngeal carcinoma treated with surgery ± adjuvant therapy.

BACKGROUND Surgical therapy for early oropharyngeal carcinoma leads to excellent oncologic results but often requires adjuvant radiotherapy. The purpose of this study was to identify prognostic factors that worsen the outcome of limited oropharyngeal carcinoma treated with surgery ± adjuvant therapy. METHODS Two hundred sixty-six patients were retrospectively evaluated between 1980 and 2007. ...

Macrophages as independent prognostic factors in small T1 breast cancers.

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death by cancer in women in the United States. The occurrence of high numbers of macrophages in the tumor stroma has been associated with tumor progression and poor prognosis in breast and other solid malignancies. However, macrophage numbers in tumors have not been validated as a prognostic factor in c...

Diagnostic approach and prognostic factors of cancers.

When one follows a systematic approach to make a diagnosis of a malignant lesion, it is relatively easy to render a correct cancer diagnosis in most cases during routine daily practice. The first step is to recognize whether or not the specimen contains a lesion and then to determine whether the lesion is neoplastic or non-neoplastic. As a neoplasm is a clonal proliferation, neoplastic conditio...

epidemiological and etiological factors associated with oropharyngeal cancers in tehran

background and aim: oropharyngeal cancer is a significant cause of death and disability worldwide. in iran it is the 13th and 17th most common cancer found in men and women, respectively. the aim of this study was to investigate etiological factors and clinical features of lesions related to oropharyngeal cancers over a 5-year period in tehran. materials and methods: in this retrospective cross...

Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer − Aspects on Epidemiology and Prognostic Factors