Management of oral cancer in late stages: a review.
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1992-06-01
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Sixty cases of oral cancer (2 were of stage II and other 58 were of stage III and stage IV) were treated and observed over a period of 2 years. In patients of oral cancer with bone involvement and mobile cervical nodes (44 cases) local excision which included partial or hemimandibulectomy with radical neck node dissection was performed. Out of these 44 cases, 18 cases received radiotherapy pre-operatively and 26 cases postoperatively. Better results were observed in these cases. When the growth was inaccessible and/or nodes were fixed (13 cases) radiotherapy was found to be suitable. Fistula formation and reconstructive flap necrosis were common following surgery after radiotherapy. Combined modalities of treatment with pre- and postoperative radiotherapy and radical neck node dissection showed excellent results (86.4%) in majority of cases. The remaining one patient received chemotherapy and local excision was performed in 2 cases.
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Dandapat MC, Mukherjee LM, Mishra SB, Kar NK. Management of oral cancer in late stages: a review. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 1992 Jun; 90(6): 153-5