title: Oral tumors: the surgeon and the medical oncologist.
abstract: Aggressive surgery has been the primary treatment for oral tumors through the 1980s. A review of the results of such treatment is presented. A new approach using neoadjuvant chemotherapy is proposed in order to improve long-term prognosis in malignant oral tumors.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Oncology Services and Research Center, West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Jeglum
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sadanaga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000592:standards / Q000662:veterinary; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000592:standards / Q000662:veterinary