Surgical Resection is Justifiable for Oral T4b Squamous Cell Cancers With Masticator Space Invasion

• Published in: The Laryngoscope Vol. 131; no. 2; p. E466
• Main Authors: Baddour, H Michael, Ochsner, Matthew C, Patel, Mihir R, Switchenko, Jeffrey M, Beitler, Jonathan J, Magliocca, Kelly, Baugnon, Kristen L, Solares, Clementino A, Steuer, Conor E, El-Deiry, Mark W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2021
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - mortality; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery; Female; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Masticatory Muscles - pathology; Middle Aged; Mouth Neoplasms - mortality; Mouth Neoplasms - pathology; Mouth Neoplasms - surgery; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Staging; Retrospective Studies; Survival Analysis; T4b tumor; masticator space; oral cancer; Oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma

To examine survival endpoints in patients with tumor (T)4b oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) with pathologically proven masticator space invasion treated with primary surgery followed by adjuvant therapy. Retrospective review at an academic cancer center. Twenty-five patients with T4b OCSC...