title: [Surgical treatment of locally advanced cancer of the tongue by total glosso-pharyngo-laryngectomy].
abstract: Seven patients with advanced carcinoma of the tongue (T4) were treated with total glossectomy and laryngectomy, neck dissection (radical-functional or radical-traditional) and reconstruction with the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap. The AA. comment the surgical technique, the pros and the cons of the indications, the justification, the objectives and the consequences.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Salamanca.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muñoz Herrera
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pardal Refoyo
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gómez González
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez del Hoyo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martín Galán
mesh_terms: D005927:Glossectomy; D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection; D010611:Pharyngectomy; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Tratamiento quirúrgico del cáncer de lengua, localmente avanzado, mediante glosofaringolaringectomía total.