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Hard palate and maxillary alveolus are two commonly grouped oral cavity subsites due to their anatomic contiguity and oncologic disease behavior. Few studies have been conducted investigating clinical presentation, staging, prevalence of cervical metastases, and outcomes in this population. The primary objective of this study was to analyze predictors of disease‐free survival (DFS) in surgically treated patients, particularly as it relates to the role of neck dissection.

Cohort study with planned data collection.

This cohort study used planned data collection over 15 years (1994–2008) at a large tertiary care cancer center to study all patients presenting with squamous cell carcinoma of the maxillary alveolus and hard palate treated surgically. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used to identify predictors of DFS.

Ninety‐seven patients met …