| Abstract: | Based on the analysis of late results, obtained in the combined treatment for cancer of the tongue in 138 patients, the materials of studying intra- and extraorganic lymphatic bed on 119 anatomical preparations of the tongue and bottom of the oral cavity, as well as the data of an acute experiment on 12 dogs, the authors offer reasonable grounds for some principles of prophylaxis against local recurrences in surgical removal of the tongue and bottom of the oral cavity for cancer. The suggested technic of surgical intervention can be used practically both by specialists of oncology and surgery, who are well experienced in the face and jaw surgery. |
