Squamous cell carcinoma of the maxilla: Analysis of clinicopathological predictors for disease recurrence and metastatic behavior

Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) is the sixth most common cancer in the world, accounting for approximately 5% of all malignant tumors (with regional differences) (Torre et al. 2015). Cancer of the maxilla, however, is relatively rare and accounts for only 0.5–5% of oral cancers in general, depending on anatomical classification (Brown et al. 2000, Pathak et al. 2007, Binahmed et al. 2008, Sagheb et al. 2014). While the available literature can point to a large number of epidemiological studies that investigate cancers of the head and neck or the oral cavity in general, few authors have examined maxillary carcinoma exclusively.

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