Primary surgery versus chemoradiotherapy for advanced oropharyngeal cancers: a longitudinal population study.

Background: Treatment for advanced stage oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) includes combined chemoradiation therapy or surgery followed by radiation therapy alone or in combination with chemotherapy. The goal of this study was to utilize available evidence to examine survival outcome differences in patients with advanced stage OPSCC treated with these different modalities.

Methods: Patients with advanced stage OPSCC were identified.