Evaluation of neo-adjuvant, concurrent and adjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis.

Objective: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common malignancy of the oral cavity. This study aims to evaluate different treatment procedures including neo-adjuvant, concurrent and adjuvant therapy in treating squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck by a meta-analysis.

Materials And Methods: The authors searched all electronic databases (Medline, Embase and Cochrane) for all the articles published from 1970 to January 2011.