Therapy associated death in oral cancers

• Published in: Stomato-pharyngology Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 411 - 417
• Main Authors: Yamada, Hiroyuki, Kato, Akihiko, Ishinaga, Hajime
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan Society of Stomato-pharyngology 1998
• Subjects: oral cancer; radiation-associated pneumonia; renal failure; therapy-associated death

From 1989 to 1996, 44 patients with oral cancer were treated at Yamada Red Cross Hospital, and 19 patients of this group died. Ten patients were recognized as having recurrence in primary regions, and 4 had recurrence in the neck region. Death not associated with oral cancers was reported for 7 pati...