[Treatment of patients with oral squamous cell carcinomas (T1-T2N0M0). Initial experiences with national guidelines] (original) (raw)

Ugeskrift for laeger, 2007

Abstract

In 2003 the national guidelines for the treatment of patients with oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) were established. Patients with clinically negative neck are now treated with surgery as opposed to radiotherapy previously. The aim of this study is to evaluate the surgical morbidity for these patients. This study included patients with primary diagnosed OSCC classified as T1-T2N0M0 treated between June 2003 and June 2005 at the Department of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital. The patients had their charts reviewed and 30 went to a clinical examination and were interviewed about complaints following the surgical treatment. 60 patients were included. In order to be able to determine the complications of the surgical treatment, 30 of the 60 patients were excluded from the clinical examination. All patients attended and the median follow-up was 9 months. The transient complication most frequently registered was postoperative bleeding. The most freq...

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