Open AccessMinimal benefit of tonsillectomy in T1-T2 tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma treated with chemoradiotherapy
Author(s) -
Yun Ting Chao,
Ling Wei Wang,
PenYuan Chu,
Muh Hwa Yang,
Yen Bin Hsu,
Tsung Lun Lee,
Yi Fen Wang,
Shyh Kuan Tai
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcma.2016.06.001
Subject(s) - tonsillectomy , medicine , chemoradiotherapy , pathological , stage (stratigraphy) , radiation therapy , surgery , basal cell , retrospective cohort study , gastroenterology , paleontology , biology
Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) has become the mainstay of treatment for tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Pre-CRT tonsillectomy is frequently performed, mostly for small primary tumors (T1-T2). However, the benefits of pre-CRT tonsillectomy remain unclear.