## Abstract ## Background The aim of this study was to identify factors predicting poor prognosis at the time of early oral tongue carcinoma diagnosis. ## Methods A retrospective cohort study was carried out on 70 patients with T1 or T2 squamous cell carcinoma of the mobile tongue treated with p
Evaluation of some prognostic factors in small squamous cell carcinoma of the mobile tongue: A multicenter study in Sweden
✍ Scribed by Dr. Arthur Nathanson; Karin Ågren; Anders Biörklund; Magnus G. Lind; Lars Andréason; Matti Anniko; Anders Freijd; Lars Lejdeborn; Staffan Kinman; Anders Kumlien; Anders Köling; Jörgen Lindström; Anders Novik; Jan Olofsson; Kari-Lvar Pettersson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 479 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
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✦ Synopsis
In a retrospective study of 58 patients from all over Sweden, treated for small squamous cell carcinoma of the mobile tongue (T, N,M,), different prognostic factors were evaluated. A partial glossectomy was performed as primary treatment in all patients. The cancer recurred in 28 (38%) of 58 patients. One of 7 patients with only local recurrence, and 9 of 14 with recurrence in Acknowledgments: The authors express their gratitude to Bo Nilsson at the Oncologic Center in Stockholm for help with the statistical analyses. We are also deeply indebted to Associate Professor Christer Lundberg, Sodersjukhuset Stockholm, for valuable criticism of the manuscript. The skillful secretarial assistance of Reidun Eriksson and Catrine Mitander Ekberg is gratefully acknowledged.
From the Departments of Otolaryngology Sodersjukhuset (Drs.
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