Margin Analysis: Sarcoma of the Head and Neck

作者：Makary Raafat F; Gopinath Arun^*; Markiewicz Michael R; Fernandes Rui

来源：Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, 2017, 29(3): 355-+.

DOI：10.1016/j.coms.2017.04.002

• Head and neck
• Sarcoma
• Histologic types
• Resection margin
• Prognosis

Head and neck sarcomas are rare but are associated with significant morbidity/mortality and management difficulties. These tumors are best managed in a multidisciplinary setting. Open or core biopsy is essential for histologic diagnosis and grading. Complete surgical tumor resection with negative margins at the first attempt is the best chance for potential cure. In most patients, except those with small resectable low-grade lesions, adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy are added to maximize local control with variable results. Resection margins effect on recurrence rate and treatment modalities in selective types of head and neck sarcomas are discussed in this article.

• 出版日期2017-8