Oral carcinoma - analysis of local metastases and of results of therapy

A group of 453 patients admitted to the 2nd Clinic of Stomatology in Bratislava over the ten-year period from 1977 to 1986 was statistically evaluated. The group comprised patients with the diagnosis of epidermoid carcinoma of the oral cavity, with the exception of carcinoma of the lip. The condition of the regional lymphatic apparatus at the first examination and over the succeeding period was studied. The relationship between the treatment used (including radiotherapy), the clinical stage and prognosis of tumor disease in the orofacial region was evaluated. The possibilities of different types of cervical dissection are discussed along with the histological findings recorded. In the light of the survival period, direct relationship between the clinical stage of the disease at the beginning of treatment and prognosis was confirmed. (author). 1 fig., 10 tabs., 5 refs