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Evaluation Of A Post-Treatment Follow-Up Program In Patients With Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Andre Peisker, Gregor F. Raschke, Arndt Guentsch, Paul Luepke, Korosh Roshanghias, Stefan Schultze-Mosgau
Evaluation Of A Post-Treatment Follow-Up Program In Patients With Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Andre Peisker, Gregor F. Raschke, Arndt Guentsch, Paul Luepke, Korosh Roshanghias, Stefan Schultze-Mosgau
School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications
Objectives
The duration and the frequency of follow-up after treatment of oral squamous cell carcinoma are not standardized in the current literature. The purpose of this study was to evaluate our local standard post-treatment and follow-up protocol.
Materials and methods
Overall, 228 patients treated curatively from 01/2006 to 07/2013 were reviewed. To evaluate the follow-up program, data on the secondary event were used. To determine risk groups, all patients with tumor recurrence were specifically analyzed. Relapse-free rate were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier product limit method. The chi-square test was used to identify independent risk factors for tumor relapse.
Results
In …