Therapeutic results in 40 patients with tongue cancer

The therapeutic results in 40 newly diagnosed patients with tongue cancer treated in our department between January 1981 and December 1991 were evaluated. The 5-year survival rate of the 40 patients was 61.4%, and the cumulative 10-year survival rate was 53.7%. The 5-year survival rate in 15 patients who were in Stage I or Stage II was poor at 66.5%, and recurrence by metastasis to cervical lymph nodes was observed in 6 out of 8 patients who underwent surgery alone as the primary treatment.