title: [Results of a survey of the treatment policy for early stage tongue and oral floor cancer].
abstract: To realize the treatment policy for early stage oral cancer, a survey of 102 institutes in Japan was performed by questionnaire. A majority of the otolaryngologists preferred surgery for the treatment of T1N0 and T2N0 cases of oral cancer. The preferred method of treatment for the T1N0 cases was simple tumor resection and that for the T2N0 cases was extended tumor resection with plastic surgery, elective neck dissection and combined radio- and/or chemotherapy. A majority of the radiologists preferred brachytherapy for T1N0 and non-invasive T2N0 cases. For invasive cases of T2N0 oral cancer, radiologists preferred either surgical treatment or the combination of brachytherapy and external irradiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Radiology, Sapporo Medical University.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asakura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kataura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hareyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001918:Brachytherapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*