Post-operative therapy following transoral robotic surgery for unknown primary cancers of the head and neck

Management of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is typically based on the site, stage, and pathologic characteristics of the identified tumor. However, when a primary tumor is not identified several treatment dilemmas arise: How should potential primary sites be treated and to what extent? If treated with primary radiation, what sites should be targeted and to what dose? What is the role of diagnostic surgical resection?

Source: Oral Oncology - July 25, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Sapna A. Patel, Aarthi Parvathaneni, Upendra Parvathaneni, Jeffrey J. Houlton, Ron J. Karni, Jay J. Liao, Neal D. Futran, Eduardo M éndez Source Type: research