Primary Article

Squamous Carcinoma of the Uvula

Authors: CDR ROBERT M. SWEET MC, USN(R) CAPT, RUSSELL L. CORIO DC, USN, CDR ALAN D. KORNBLUT MC, USNR(R)

Abstract

ABSTRACTFrom a study of the clinical courses of nine patients with squamous carcinoma of the uvula and a review of the clinical literature involving such lesions, we have concluded that these tumors have a very poor prognosis when metastases occur, despite seemingly adequate initial therapy to the primary tumor. Consequently, we believe that more aggressive treatment (which may include irradiation of even subclinically involved neck nodes) should be considered.

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