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Table 1 Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

From: Evaluating the effectiveness of adjuvant radiotherapy in addition to surgery versus surgery alone at improving oncologic outcomes for early stage buccal carcinoma: a systematic review

Population

Adult (> 18 years) patients with early stage (I, II) buccal carcinoma

Intervention

Curative intent surgery

Comparator

Surgery + adjuvant radiation

Outcome

Overall survival; disease-specific survival; locoregional recurrence

Study Design

Randomized controlled trials; retrospective and prospective cohort studies

Population

Pediatric population; non-oral cavity cancer or oral cavity subsite other than buccal mucosa; advanced stage (III, IV) buccal mucosal cancer only

Intervention

Non-curative intent surgery

Comparator

No comparator

Outcome

No oncologic outcomes

Study Design

Case series; case reports

Other

Non-English language