Postoperative radiotherapy provides better local control and long‐term outcome in selective cases of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with perineural invasion

• Published in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Vol. 34; no. 5; pp. 1080 - 1091
• Main Authors: Cañueto, J., Jaka, A., Corchete, L.A., González‐Pérez, A.Mª., García‐Castro, R., Fuente, Mª.J., Membrive, I., March, Á., Mañes, A., Posada, R., Pujol, R.M., Román‐Curto, C., Toll, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - radiotherapy; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery; Cohort Studies; Humans; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Skin Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Skin Neoplasms - surgery

Background Perineural invasion (PNI) is a feature of poor prognosis in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC). The benefit of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) in the management of CSCC with PNI is still not well established. Objectives We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of PORT in the treatment...