Oncological outcomes in patients undergoing major glossectomy for advanced carcinoma of the oral tongue | Zendy

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Oncological outcomes in patients undergoing major glossectomy for advanced carcinoma of the oral tongue

Author(s) -

Rakesh Katna,

B Bhosale,

Ravi Sharma,

Surya Pratap Singh,

Akshay Deshpande,

Nikhil Kalyani

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

annals of the royal college of surgeons of england

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1478-7083

pISSN - 0035-8843

DOI - 10.1308/rcsann.2020.0100

Subject(s) - tongue , medicine , glossectomy , carcinoma , tongue neoplasm , surgery , general surgery , pathology

Major glossectomy is the treatment of choice in locally advanced tongue cancer. It remains the only option in the presence of recurrent or residual disease. The long-term outcomes for patients undergoing major glossectomy have traditionally been poor, with significant morbidity and poor oncological outcomes. The aim of this study was to report on oncological outcomes in patients undergoing major glossectomy.

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