Inferior outcomes in immunosuppressed patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck treated with surgery and radiation therapy

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6070815	Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology	2015	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Immunosuppressed patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck more frequently present with high-risk pathologic features and inferior outcomes. Early multidisciplinary assessment and alternate management strategies merit prospective investigation.

Keywords

OTR DFS CSCC PNI Immunosuppressed LRR ECe disease-free survival overall survival Perineural invasion Head and neck Locoregional recurrence Extracapsular extension Radiation Radiation therapy Transplantation cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma organ transplant recipient

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Inferior outcomes in immunosuppressed patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck treated with surgery and radiation therapy

Authors

Bindu V. MD, Brian MD, Alexandra Y. MD, Chandana A. MS, Brian B. MD, Joseph MD, Daniel S. MD, Michael A. MD, Allison T. MD, Shlomo A. MD,