Open AccessEvaluation of factors associated with the risk stratification of survivorship for stage IV squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity: A 10-year retrospective study
Author(s) -
Hsiu-Lien Cheng,
ChengChieh Yang,
Shou Yen Kao,
Tzu Ying Wu,
Cheng Hsien Wu
Publication year - 2020
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 - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000292
Subject(s) - medicine , perineural invasion , stage (stratigraphy) , hazard ratio , adjuvant therapy , retrospective cohort study , cancer , surgical margin , oncology , proportional hazards model , t stage , surgery , confidence interval , paleontology , biology
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) leads to thousands of deaths every year in Taiwan. Nearly 40% of OSCC patients are diagnosed with stage IV disease, which has a poor prognosis. Multimodality treatments including surgery and adjuvant therapy have been utilized, but their treatment outcomes are generally poor. In this study, we sought to identify possible clinical impact factors that may contribute to the survival of stage IV OSCC.