[The late treatment results in cancer of the lower lip]

Analysis of late results of treatment of carcinoma of the lower lip in 106 patients followed up for 4-5 years has confirmed that these results are worse if a patient consults a doctor late and if the process is disseminated. Our data evidence that late results do not depend on the method used to manage the primary focus on the lip, though radiotherapy may be considered as the optimal treatment modality. Histologic study of operation material after preventive surgery has not revealed metastases to regional lymph nodes, therefore if the lymph nodes are clinically intact, a dynamic follow-up is recommended after the primary focus is cured.