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To assess patient presentation patterns, treatment strategies, and survival outcomes in base of tongue squamous cell carcinoma.

July 27, 2004Head & Neck

The national cancer data base report on squamous cell carcinoma of the base of tongue

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To assess patient presentation patterns, treatment strategies, and survival outcomes in base of tongue squamous cell carcinoma.
Extracted 16,188 cases of base of tongue squamous cell carcinoma from the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB).
Conducted chi-square analyses on cross-tabulated clinical variables and assessed outcomes using observed and disease-specific survival metrics.
Three-quarters of patients presented with advanced-stage (III-IV) disease, with radiation therapy alone (24.5%) and combined surgery with radiation (26.9%) serving as the primary treatments.
The overall 5-year observed survival was 27.8% and disease-specific survival was 40.3%, with most mortalities occurring within the first 2 years.
Surgery with irradiation achieved the highest survival in advanced-stage disease, while advanced age, lower income, and higher disease stage were significantly associated with poorer survival.

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Registry study reveals highest survival with combined surgery and radiation in advanced base of tongue carcinoma, highlighting socioeconomic and stage-based disparities.

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Zhen et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7fcc2fb5ea2fa0680fe4e6 https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.20064

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Registry study reveals highest survival with combined surgery and radiation in advanced base of tongue carcinoma, highlighting socioeconomic and stage-based disparities.

The national cancer data base report on squamous cell carcinoma of the base of tongue

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