Prognostic factors in supraglottic carcinoma patients treated by surgery or radiotherapy.

The decision regarding treatment of supraglottic carcinoma remains controversial, despite recent advances in radiotherapy and surgical procedures. The need to evaluate the prognostic importance of demographic, clinical, pathologic, and treatment-related variables prompted this study. The patient population was of 164 consecutive cases of supraglottic carcinoma.

Major glossectomy: end results of 106 cases.

Advanced cancers of the oral cavity continue to be a therapeutic challenge. Despite significant improvements in radiotherapeutic techniques and adjuvant chemotherapy, patients usually die after a short period. Recent progress in reconstructive techniques has made major glossectomy (subtotal, near total, total or extended total) a reasonable palliative and potentially curative approach.