Summary
Reports in the last 2 decades suggest that selected patients with masticator space invasion can be treated surgically with reasonable survival. This study is an attempt to identify prognosticators for disease free (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in surgically treated pT4 buccal mucosa squamous cell carcinoma (BMSCC) patients. The cohort for this retrospective study comprised 213 patients with pT4a/b BMSCC, treated with curative intent surgery from August 2011 through December 2019. Depending upon masticator space invasion (MSI) patients were divided into 3 groups viz. pT4a, involvement of masseter and/or medial pterygoid (Low MSI) and involvement of lateral pterygoid and/or temporalis (High MSI). The median follow-up in this study was 45 (2–123) months. The 5-year DFS was 53 %, 42 % and 21
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