Surgical management of postradiation residual/recurrent cancer of the base of the tongue.
A study of 78 cases of base of the tongue cancer treated surgically for control of disease at the primary site is presented. Seventy-four of these cases were radiation failures, surgery being resorted to as a salvage procedure. The choice of the various surgical procedures is discussed and the cure rates analysed. Thirty-five cases required a total glossectomy, of which twenty-six did not have removal of the larynx. The teasibility of preserving the larynx at least in younger individuals and when good nursing care is available is stressed.
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell↗