Abstract
Surgery is the primary intervention in oral and maxillofacial tumors and under ideal circumstances is curative. There is no evidence to support the use of induction or adjuvant chemotherapy in initial therapy of early stage tumors. Locally advanced tumors, non-resectable tumors as well as recurrence in early stage disease, need a multi-modality therapeutic approach involving chemotherapy. Palliative chemotherapy plays an important role in the treatment patients with metastatic oral and maxillofacial tumors. Chemotherapy and targeted agents plays an important role in the treatment of patients with rare oral and maxillofacial tumors such as sarcomas, lymphomas, and giant cell tumors.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 163-169 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2014 |
Keywords
- Chemotherapy
- Locally advanced
- Maxillofacial tumors
- Oral cavity tumors
- Squamous cell carcinoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Oral Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology