Clinical Outcome of the Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Tongue: Experience of National Cancer Center
- Author:
Tae Woon KIM
1
;
Sae Hyung JO
;
Seung Ki MIN
;
Jong Ho LEE
;
Myung Jin KIM
;
Joo Yong PARK
;
Sung Weon CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Tongue cancer;
Five-year survival rate;
Prognosis;
Squamous cell carcinoma
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell;
Drinking;
Humans;
Lymph Nodes;
Male;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Prognosis;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Survival Rate;
Tongue;
Tongue Neoplasms
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
2010;32(6):537-543
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
44.1%)(P < 0.05).5. A higher survival rate was seen in patients of tongue cancer with higher differenciation grade (P < 0.05).6. It is well known that drinking and smoking have great influence on the survival rate of patients of squamous cell carcinoma of tongue. But these was no statistical significance.CONCLUSION: The overall 5-year survival rate of tongue cancer was 67.0% and it was mostly influenced by factors like age, pTNM stage, cervical lymph node metastasis, differentiation of cancer cell etc.]]>
