Socioeconomic influence on treatment and outcome of patients with oral cancer in Germany.

Purpose: To illustrate the influence of different socioeconomic factors on the treatment and outcome of patients in Germany with oral cancer.

Methods: In this retrospective single-center study, 400 patients of our department of oral and maxillofacial surgery with primary cases of oral cancer were included. Preoperative diagnostics, occupational groups, and marital and health insurance status were evaluated.

Severe postoperative dysphagia as an early predictor for decreased overall survival in patients with oral cancer.

Objectives: The aim of this retrospective study was to analyze the early postoperative swallowing outcome in oral cancer patients considering risk factors and localization.

Materials And Methods: Four hundred patients with primary cases of oral cancer were included. Tumors' locations were categorized into four main groups (central, lateral, anterior and posterior).