Radiotherapy Characteristics and Outcomes for Head and Neck Carcinoma of Unknown Primary vs T1 Base-of-Tongue Carcinoma
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary: neck dissection and radiotherapy or definitive radiotherapy.
BACKGROUND Management of head and neck carcinoma from unknown primary (HNCUP) remains controversial, with neck dissection and radiotherapy (RT) or definitive RT both commonly used. The purpose of this study was to characterize HNCUP and retrospectively compare outcomes for patients treated with neck dissection + RT versus definitive RT. METHODS From 1994 to 2009, 41 patients with HNCUP underw...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2168-6181
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2016.3083