Surgical management of postradiation residual/recurrent cancer of the base of the tongue.
A study of 78 cases of base of the tongue cancer treated surgically for control of disease at the primary site is presented. Seventy-four of these cases were radiation failures, surgery being resorted to as a salvage procedure. The choice of the various surgical procedures is discussed and the cure rates analysed. Thirty-five cases required a total glossectomy, of which twenty-six did not have removal of the larynx. The teasibility of preserving the larynx at least in younger individuals and when good nursing care is available is stressed.
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005927:Glossectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D014059:Tongue / Q000601:surgery; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*