Some oncologic considerations in the treatment of lip cancer

We evaluated the treatment and results of 46 patients with lip cancer of commissure origin or extension. The patients were evaluated by clinical stage and pathologic findings. Treatment was predominantly by surgery for T1 and T2 lesions (31 of 37 patients), whereas combined resection and radiation t...

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Published inOtolaryngology-head and neck surgery Vol. 98; no. 6; p. 589
Main Authors Teichgraeber, J F, Larson, D L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.06.1988
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - therapy
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Humans
Lip Neoplasms - pathology
Lip Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Lip Neoplasms - surgery
Lip Neoplasms - therapy
Male
Methods
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:We evaluated the treatment and results of 46 patients with lip cancer of commissure origin or extension. The patients were evaluated by clinical stage and pathologic findings. Treatment was predominantly by surgery for T1 and T2 lesions (31 of 37 patients), whereas combined resection and radiation therapy was used for larger tumors. The results showed control of both very large and very small lesions, but T2 lesions had repeated recurrences. We therefore recommended aggressive therapy for T2 and higher classifications of lip cancer with commissure involvement.
ISSN:0194-5998
DOI:10.1177/019459988809800609