Squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary of the head and neck: Favorable prognostic factors comparable to those in oropharyngeal cancer

ConclusionRT‐based and surgery‐based treatments produced similar outcomes. Patients with p16‐positive disease with ≤10 pack‐years of smoking history and limited nodal stage constitute a “low‐risk” group in SCC of unknown primary similar to that in oropharyngeal cancer.

Source: Head and Neck - December 1, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Margaret J. Zhou, Annemieke Zante, Ann A. Lazar, Eli R. Groppo, Adam A. Garsa, William R. Ryan, Ivan H. El ‐Sayed, David W. Eisele, Sue S. Yom Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research