title: Carcinoma of the tonsil.
abstract: One hundred and twenty-two cases with squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil have been reviewed, 101 of which were treated with radiotherapy; the five-year survival rate in these cases was significantly better in early-stage tumours. Surgical treatment in this series was too small to draw any firm conclusion but, from reports in a large series, surgical treatment has been highly recommended in selected cases of advanced tumour, this result could also be improved with a pre-operative course of radiotherapy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery