title: Oral cancer research with an emphasis on genomic analysis.
abstract: Ablative surgery has been a standard procedure for many years, but during the past few years there has been a significant improvement in our understanding of invasion and metastasis in oral cancer. Each procedure has to be planned individually. Before surgery, every attempt must have been made to arrive at a proper diagnosis, including the exact nature and aggressiveness of the tumor and an analysis of the patient's genetic background. These procedures and the prognosis will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College, 1-2-2 Masago, Mihama-ku, Chiba 261-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibahara
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noma
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kakizawa
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohtsuru
authors.forename: Kimio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukutake
authors.forename: Ikuhiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Uchida
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D012744:Sex Ratio
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm