Oncological outcomes in patients undergoing major glossectomy for advanced carcinoma of the oral tongue.
CONCLUSIONS: Node positivity and multiple node involvement were associated with poor outcomes. Major glossectomy may be offered as a curative option for selected patients with advanced carcinoma of the oral tongue with node negative or limited neck nodal disease (N1).
PMID: 32436723 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - Category: Surgery Authors: Katna R, Bhosale B, Sharma R, Singh S, Deshpande A, Kalyani N Tags: Ann R Coll Surg Engl Source Type: research
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