Salvage surgery for advanced stage head and neck squamous cell carcinoma following radiotherapy or chemoradiation

ConclusionsSalvage surgery for recurrent advanced stage head and neck squamous cell carcinoma after primary (chemo)radiotherapy is a good last resort curative treatment option, resulting in 37% overall survival at 5 years. As data from advanced stage non-laryngeal tumors were sparse, no solid conclusions can be drawn with regard to outcome differences between tumor subsites.
Source: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research