Outcome of salvage procedures for recurrent oral and oropharyngeal cancer

Despite advances in the primary treatment of oral and oropharyngeal cancer, many patients develop local or regional recurrence, or both, and when radiotherapy has already been used, operation provides the best chance of salvage for these patients. We have looked at the outcomes of salvage procedures in a single unit, including improved survival, morbidity, and treatment-related quality of life. Patients treated with salvage procedures were identified from a prospectively-completed database. Overall and disease-free survival were analysed using Kaplan–Meier curves and logrank tests.

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