Combined surgery and postoperative radiotherapy for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in Korea: analysis of 110 cases

Transoral Robotic-Assisted Surgery for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

“…Previous studies have confirmed that transoral surgical management of oropharyngeal cancer, especially early stage, is a safe treatment option with good functional re- sults. [10][11][12][13][14] In the present study, we demonstrate 2-year survival data for primary treatment of oropharyngeal disease of 89.3%, which is comparable to standard treatment modalities.…”

Long‐term results of surgical treatment for advanced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

“…Poulsen et al concluded that surgery with PORT provides superior outcomes in locally advanced tonsillar SCC in patients with surgically resectable disease, good Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, and medically operable tumors. Other studies support this treatment modality, with OS rates ranging from 40% to 69% (Table ) . Nijdam et al observed similar rates of locoregional control between the surgical group and a brachytherapy group of patients with OSCC.…”

“…Only after 2004, when Cooper et al and Bernier et al published their results, postoperative concomitant chemoradiotherapy becomes routine in selected patients (involved margins, ECS). Several clinical factors influencing survival have been frequently reported, including sex, tumor site, and invasion of subsites . In this study, we demonstrated that patients older than 65 years and those with weight loss had lower OS rates.…”

“…A large number of pathological factors have been reported to influence the survival of patients with OSCC. The status of surgical margins is one of the most significant factors . Other factors include the number of metastatic lymph nodes and the presence of ECS .…”

A Review of Scientific Papers About Head and Neck Cancers

“…Thus radiotherapy is the treatment of choice for tumors of the glottis and small lesions of supraglottis (Nomiya et al, 2008). In the other situations where surgical treatment is selected, post-surgical radiotherapy may be administered (Lim et al, 2008;Rapidis, 2008). The interest of the scientific community in a specific subject can be evaluated by the analysis of the number and the quality of papers published about the topic.…”