Results of the surgical treatment of selected patients with squamous cell cancer of the mouth and throat.
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.
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*