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Investigating a case of possible field cancerization in oral squamous cell carcinoma by the use of next-generation sequencing.
Oral oncology - 1 May 2017
Tabatabaeifar Siavosh, Larsen Martin J, Larsen Stine R, Kruse Torben A, Thomassen Mads, Sørensen Jens A
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OBJECTIVES: Local recurrence and the development of second primary tumors (SPT) are important factors that can influence the survival rate of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients. We investigate the concept of field cancerization which proposes that normal tissue adjacent to the primary tumor harbor pre-neoplastic alterations that can lead to the development of local recurrence and SPTs. MATERIALS AND...
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