Open AccessEffectiveness of primary surgery versus primary radiotherapy on unknown primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review protocol
Author(s) -
Nuwan Dharmawardana,
Jared M. Campbell,
A. Simon Carney,
Sam Boase
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jbi database of systematic reviews and implementation reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 21
ISSN - 2202-4433
DOI - 10.11124/jbisrir-2017-003476
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , basal cell , head and neck , head and neck squamous cell carcinoma , primary (astronomy) , primary treatment , head and neck cancer , carcinoma , surgery , oncology , physics , astronomy
The review question is: what is the effectiveness of primary surgery versus primary radiotherapy on disease-free survival and quality of life in adults with an unknown primary, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma?