Compartmental Surgery With Microvascular Free Flap Reconstruction in Patients With T1–T4 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue: Analysis of Risk Factors, and Prognostic Value of the 8th Edition AJCC TNM Staging System

Compartmental Surgery With Microvascular Free Flap Reconstruction in Patients With T1–T4 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue: Analysis of Risk Factors, and Prognostic Value of the 8th Edition AJCC TNM Staging System

Compartmental surgery and primary reconstruction with microvascular free flaps represent the gold-standard in the treatment of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC). However, there are still unclear clinical features that negatively affect the outcomes. This retrospective study included 80 con...

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Main Authors: Filippo Carta, Daniela Quartu, Cinzia Mariani, Melania Tatti, Valeria Marrosu, Edoardo Gioia, Clara Gerosa, Jacopo S. A. Zanda, Natalia Chuchueva, Andrea Figus, Roberto Puxeddu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
tongue cancer
compartmental surgery
head and neck
free flaps
American Joint Committee on Cancer
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2020.00984/full

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