Journal Reviews

Contemporary UK experience of oropharyngeal transoral laser microsurgery

1 September 2016 | | carcinoma, laser therapy/methods, local, neoplasm recurrence, oropharyngeal neoplasms/mortality, oropharyngeal neoplasms/surgery, squamous cell/surgery, survival analysis

It is well recognised that the current emergence of HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) as a distinct disease entity requires a fresh look at standard treatment modalities that are based on chemoradiotherapy for stage III/IVa OPSCC. The Newcastle experience...