Facial nerve perineural spread from cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: A single institution analysis of epidemiology, treatment, survival outcomes, and prognostic factors

Abstract

High rates of recurrent disease reflects the importance of adequate treatment of the primary. Surgery and post-operative radiotherapy remains the mainstay treatment. Outcomes are improved in early-stage disease and with clear surgical margins, reinforcing the need for prompt diagnosis and intervention.