Head & neck
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Comparative Study
Positive surgical margins in neck dissection specimens in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and the effect of radiotherapy.
To evaluate the outcome after surgery and radiotherapy for extensive nodal disease in patients with primary head and neck cancer. ⋯ The overall outcome after neck dissection with positive surgical margins is poor. Considerable improvement is achieved by postoperative radiotherapy treatment with dosages of 62.5 Gy or more.