Behandlungsstrategien beim Mundhöhlenkarzinom
BackgroundOral cancer is one of the most frequent malignancies of the head and neck region, whereby it needs to be differentiated from oropharyngeal tumors, which have another origin and would be treated differently. The oral cavity enables an easy and early recognition of mucosal malignancies, the...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | German |
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6. Februar 2019
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Der Onkologe
Year: 2019, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 201-209 |
| ISSN: | 1433-0415 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00761-019-0522-4 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00761-019-0522-4
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| Author Notes: | J. Hoffmann |
| Summary: | BackgroundOral cancer is one of the most frequent malignancies of the head and neck region, whereby it needs to be differentiated from oropharyngeal tumors, which have another origin and would be treated differently. The oral cavity enables an easy and early recognition of mucosal malignancies, the consequence of which is that patients should contact a specialist as soon as possible; however, many patients present in an advanced stage of the disease, which subsequently results in a worse prognosis.Treatment concepts and resultsParticularly small tumors in the oral cavity can nowadays be treated with a good preservation of the quality of life and an excellent survival prognosis; however, the prerequisites are a radical resection of the primary tumor with sufficient tumor-free margins, a dissection of the cervical lymph nodes and an adequate plastic reconstructive surgery. In the case of an incomplete resection of the tumor and metastases in the locoregional lymph nodes, adjuvant radiotherapy becomes necessary. In advanced stages it can even become necessary to supplement this with chemotherapy or immunotherapy.ConclusionBy means of a differentiated approach oral cancer can nowadays be treated with good oncological and functional long-term results. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 24.07.2019 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1433-0415 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00761-019-0522-4 |