Incurable locoregional disease is a strong poor prognostic factor in recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

ConclusionThe presence of incurable locoregional disease had a significant prognostic impact, whereas the number of distant metastatic sites had no prognostic impact. Liver metastasis was a poor prognostic factor for recurrent/metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Source: International Journal of Clinical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research