We reviewed 156 previously untreated patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue staged T1 and T2 to determine the incidence of nodal metastasis, and if elective neck dissection affected locallregional control or survival. Patients were divided into two nonrandomized groups: group 1, in
Causes of oral tongue cancer treatment failures: Analysis of autopsy cases
โ Scribed by Minoru Takagi; Teruo Kayano; Hajime Yamamoto; Hitoshi Shibuya; Masao Hoshina; Shigetoshi Shioda; Shoji Enomoto
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 844 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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A case-control study of cancer of the oral tongue and floor of mouth was conducted in Kerala, Southern India, on 228 cases and 453 hospital-based controls, matched for age, sex and religion. We studied pan(bete1)-tobacco-chewing, bidi (local type of cigarette)-and-cigarette-smoking, alcohol-drinking
## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. The role of elective and therapeutic selective neck dissection in patients with early stage cancer of the oral tongue remains controversial. The purpose was to investigate the role of neck treatment in the management of this condition. ## METHODS. A total of 380 patien