Salvage treatment for recurrent squamous
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Glenn J. Schwartz; Rajeev H. Mehta; Barry L. Wenig; Chitra Shaligram; Louis G. P
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Background. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) of the oral cavity recurs with a frequency of 25%-48%, a fact that usually portends a poor prognosis. Recent studies have reported salvage cure rates as high as 67%. Investigators have also claimed that restaging recurrent tumors provides useful prognostic