title: Results of the surgical treatment of selected patients with squamous cell cancer of the mouth and throat.
abstract: The five year results of excision of cancer of the oral cavity and oropharynx in 172 patients selected for surgical treatment are reported. The overall survival rate was 48.8%, with 39.5% of patients dying with persistent or recurrent disease. An unexpectedly high survival rate of 42.2% was achieved in 45 patients with residual or recurrent tumour resected after failed initial radiation therapy.
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*