title: [The surgical treatment of cancer in the base of tongue].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To seek for a better approach for the resection of carcinoma of the base of tongue.
  
  
  METHODS
  From 1991 to 2000, all 21 cases of tongue base carcinoma had been removed by transhyoid pharyngotomy(11 cases), mandibulectomy(7 cases) and step-liked mandibulotomy (3 cases).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three patients with step-liked mandibulotomy had speech disorder and dysphagy. The rest had satisfactory speech and swallowing functions. During followed-up of 2-5 years, 2 cases lost follow-up, 18 cases were alive at 2 years, 13 cases were alive at 3 years, 5 cases 5 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transhyoid pharyngotomy provides good exposure to resect those tumors that involve the base of tongue, epiglottis, hypopharynx and larynx.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022.
authors.forename: Dihong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Kelin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Kaile
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Busheng
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Sha
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006928:Hyoid Bone / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010611:Pharyngectomy / Q000379:methods; D014059:Tongue / Q000601:surgery; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*