Chadi N Abdel-Halim, Thomas J O'Byrne, Jeffrey P Graves, Christeebella O Akpala, Eric J Moore, Daniel L Price, Kendall T Tasche, Daniel J Ma, Michelle A Neben-Wittich, Scott C Lester, Mauricio Gamez, Katharine A Price, Harry E Fuentes Bayne, Jean Claude M Rwigema, Samir H Patel, Lisa A McGee, Jeffrey R Janus, Thomas H Nagel, Michael L Hinni, Panayiotis S Savvides, Kathryn M Van Abel, David M Routman
OBJECTIVES: To investigate and describe the patterns of regional metastases and recurrences after surgical treatment of oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer (OPSCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective study of patients diagnosed with OPSCC from 2006 to 2021 at a tertiary referral center. Only patients treated with surgery including a neck dissection were included. Patients with unknown human papillomavirus (HPV) status, prior head and neck cancer, distant metastases, or synchronous head and neck cancer were excluded...
September 19, 2023: Oral Oncology