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SUBMITTER: Liao CT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4559414 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liao Chun-Ta CT Fan Kang-Hsing KH Kang Chung-Jan CJ Lin Chien-Yu CY Chang Joseph Tung-Chieh JT Tsang Ngan-Ming NM Huang Bing-Shen BS Chao Yin-Kai YK Lee Li-Yu LY Hsueh Chuen C Wang Hung-Ming HM Liau Chi-Ting CT Hsu Cheng-Lung CL Hsieh Chia-Hsun CH Ng Shu-Hang SH Lin Chih-Hung CH Tsao Chung-Kan CK Fang Tuan-Jen TJ Huang Shiang-Fu SF Chang Kai-Ping KP Yen Tzu-Chen TC
PloS one 20150903 9
<h4>Objectives</h4>Simultaneous second primary tumors (SSPT) are not uncommon in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) living in areas where the habit of betel quid chewing is widespread. We sought to identify the main prognostic factors in OSCC patients with SSPT and incorporate them into a risk stratification scheme.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 1822 consecutive patients with primary OSCC treated between January 1996 and February 2014 were analyzed for the presence of SSPT. The ...[more]