Margin status, adjuvant treatment and recurrence in buccal cancer.

Objective: To assess the prognostic importance of margin in resected buccal cancer within a framework of risk factor-driven postoperative adjuvant treatment.

Materials And Methods: Consecutive, treatment naïve patients undergoing primary surgical treatment for buccal cancer. Margin was defined as clear (≥5 mm), close (1-4 mm) and involved (<1 mm).