Complications of surgery for oral malignancy.
The post-operative complications on 100 patients who had surgery for oral malignancy were studied. Sixty-five per cent developed one or more complications, wound breakdown being the most common. Complications increased with the clinical staging of the tumour and the extent of the surgery, but were not significantly related to age (if under 80 years), site or whether radiotherapy had been previously employed.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*