Effectiveness of primary surgery versus primary radiotherapy on unknown primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review protocol

Nuwan Dharmawardana; Jared M Campbell; A Simon Carney; Samuel Boase

doi:10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003476

Effectiveness of primary surgery versus primary radiotherapy on unknown primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review protocol

JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2018 Feb;16(2):308-315. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003476.

Authors

Nuwan Dharmawardana, Jared M Campbell¹, A Simon Carney², Samuel Boase

Affiliations

¹ The Joanna Briggs Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
² Department of Surgery, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.

PMID: 29419616
DOI: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003476

Abstract

The review question is: what is the effectiveness of primary surgery versus primary radiotherapy on disease-free survival and quality of life in adults with an unknown primary, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma?

MeSH terms

Antineoplastic Protocols
Disease-Free Survival
Head and Neck Neoplasms / mortality
Head and Neck Neoplasms / secondary
Head and Neck Neoplasms / therapy*
Humans
Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / mortality
Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / pathology
Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / therapy*
Quality of Life
Radiotherapy / mortality*
Research Design
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck / mortality
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck / secondary
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck / therapy*
Surgical Procedures, Operative / mortality*
Systematic Reviews as Topic
Treatment Outcome