[Therapeutic results in oral cancer--what has been learned?].
Oral cancer is the most common head and neck cancer in Finland. The number of new cases has been on a steady rise over the last decades. Smoking and heavy drinking are the most important risk factors. The role of papilloma virus infection is under active research, albeit with a smaller role than in oropharyngeal cancer, for instance. Surgical excision of the tumor is usually the first-line treatment. Pathoanatomical investigation of the primary tumor and cervical lymph nodes is essential in evaluating the need of adjuvant therapy. The prognosis of oral cancer has improved as a result of early detection and development of treatment modalities.
HYKS:n korva-, nenä- ja kurkkutautien klinikka, PL 220, 00029 HUS.
Antti
A
Mäkitie
Harri
H
Keski-Säntti
Kauko
K
Saarilahti
Leif
L
Bäck
Risto
R
Kontio
Reidar
R
Grénman
Petri
P
Koivunen
Jussi
J
Laranne
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy* / Q000821:virology; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects