Clinical course and survival in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the maxillary alveolus and hard palate: Results from a single-center prospective cohort

Operative management of squamous cell carcinoma of the maxillary alveolus and hard palate (MHSCC) is still a controversial issue, especially for cN0 cases. We report the survival outcomes in patients with MHSCC, including the rate of cervical occult metastasis for UICC stages I/II and survival after elective neck dissection (END).77 patients with primary MHSCC were followed-up from 2 months to 14.6 years within a prospectively obtained patient...