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SUBMITTER: Adel M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4998365 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Adel Mohamad M Liao Chun-Ta CT Lee Li-Yu LY Hsueh Chuen C Lin Chien-Yu CY Fan Kang-Hsing KH Wang Hung-Ming HM Ng Shu-Hang SH Lin Chih-Hung CH Tsao Chung-Kan CK Huang Shiang-Fu SF Kang Chung-Jan CJ Fang Ku-Hao KH Wang Yu-Chien YC Chang Kai-Ping KP Fang Tuan-Jen TJ Yang Lan Yan LY Yen Tzu-Chen TC
Medicine 20160301 12
The aim of this study was to explore the incidence and outcomes of patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and fourth primary tumors (PTs) in a betel-chewing endemic area.We retrospectively examined the records of 1836 OSCC patients who underwent radical tumor resection between 1996 and 2014. The outcome measures included the incidence and number of multiple PTs, the main risk factors, and their associations with overall survival (OS).Of the 1836 patients, 1400 (76.3%) had a sin ...[more]