Analysis of radiotherapy of tongue carcinoma of 60 cases

Objective To analyse 60 patients of tongue cancer with different therapy in order to discuss the best therapy style. Methods Reviewing 60 patients from July,1975 through July,1994, 25 patients were treated by simple radiotherapy, 10 patients with pre-surgery radiotherapy and 25 patients with post-surgery radiotherapy. Results The total 3- and 5-year survival rates were 58.3% (35/60)and 46.7% (28/60), while those of stage Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,and Ⅳ were 80.0%, 60.0%, 60.0%, 45.5% and 70.0%, 40,0%, 46.7%, ...