2018/12/24 by Vishal M Bulsara, Helen V Worthington, Anne‐Marie Glenny +3 · 1 citation
Medicine · Dentistry · #Head and Neck Cancer Studies #Oral Health Pathology and Treatment #Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
paper · pdf · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd006205.pub4
openalex publication_date 2018/12/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Surgery is an important part of the management of oral cavity cancer with regard to both the removal of the primary tumour and removal of lymph nodes in the neck. Surgery is less frequently used in oropharyngeal cancer. Surgery alone may be treatment for early-stage disease or surgery may be used in combination with radiotherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy/biotherapy. There is variation in the recommended timing and extent of surgery in the overall treatment regimens of people with these cancers. This is an update of a review originally published in 2007 and first updated in 2011.