[Carcinoma of the oral cavity--analysis of local metastases and results of therapy]. / Karcinóm ústnej dutiny--analýza lokálneho metastazovania a výsledkov liecby.

A series of 453 patients admitted to the 2nd Clinic of Stomatology in Bratislava over the ten-year period from 1977-1986 was statistically evaluated. The series comprised patients with the diagnosis of epidermoid carcinoma of the oral cavity, with the exception of carcinoma of the lip. The condition of the regional lymphatic apparatus at the first examination and over the succeeding period was studied. The relationship between the treatment used, clinical stage and prognosis of tumorous disease in the orofacial region was evaluated. The possibilities of different types of cervical dissection are discussed along with the histological findings recorded. In the light of the survival period a direct relationship between the clinical stage of the disease at the onset of treatment and prognosis has been confirmed.