Title of article
Distant Treatment Failure and Prognostic Significance of Hypercalcemia in Patients with Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Author/Authors
ALSIRAFY, SAMY A. Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Clinical Oncology Nuclear Medicine, Egypt , ALSIRAFY, SAMY A. King Faisal Specialist Hospital Research Centre - King Faisal Cancer Center, Saudi Arabia
From page
293
To page
298
Abstract
Oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) treatment failure may be locoregional or distant. Unlike locoregional, distant recurrence can not be managed with salvage treatment and signifies a poor prognosis. Paraneoplastic hypercalcemia may result from the production of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) by OCSCC. The aim of the study is to assess OCSCC distant treatment failure pattern and to investigate the prognostic role of hypercalcemia. A retrospective review of the medical records of OCSCC patients who completed treatment with curative intent then developed recurrent disease was done.
Keywords
Oral cavity , Squamous cell carcinoma , Treatment failure , Hypercalcemia
Journal title
The Medical Journal of Cairo University
Journal title
The Medical Journal of Cairo University
Record number
2538177
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