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Surgical Treatment of Oral Cavity Cancer

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Surgical Treatment of Oral Cavity Cancer

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What is the primary advantage of surgical resection for oral cavity cancer?

Allows for the removal of the cancer in a single treatment session

Provides a specimen for histopathological analysis (correct)

Avoids the side effects of radiation therapy

Preserves the oral environment better than radiation therapy

Which of the following is the most important factor in determining the surgical treatment of early-stage (T1, T2) oral cavity cancers?

Histologic margins (correct)

Tumor location

Tumor size

Patient preference

Why is it often better to hold radiation therapy for patients with head and neck cancer?

Radiation therapy is more expensive than surgery

Radiation therapy may be needed in the future if a second primary cancer develops (correct)

Radiation therapy is less effective than surgery for oral cavity cancers

Radiation therapy has more severe side effects than surgery

What is the concept of 'field cancerization' in the context of oral cavity cancer?

The presence of multiple foci of cancer within a single resection specimen Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason why primary radiation therapy is not preferred over surgical resection for most stage I and stage II oral cavity cancers?

Radiation therapy has more severe side effects on the oral environment Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary rationale for advocating surgical resection with frozen-section analysis of the margins for most stage I and stage II oral cavity cancers?

To obtain a specimen for histopathological analysis and evaluate the surgical margins Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of clear histologic margins in the surgical treatment of oral cavity cancer?

Clear margins are associated with improved survival outcomes Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason why clear pathologic margins are not always an assurance of a good outcome in the surgical treatment of oral cavity cancer?

The concept of field cancerization and the presence of multiple foci of cancer Signup and view all the answers

Surgical Treatment of Oral Cavity Cancer

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Questions and Answers

What is the primary advantage of surgical resection for oral cavity cancer?

Which of the following is the most important factor in determining the surgical treatment of early-stage (T1, T2) oral cavity cancers?

Why is it often better to hold radiation therapy for patients with head and neck cancer?

What is the concept of 'field cancerization' in the context of oral cavity cancer?

What is the main reason why primary radiation therapy is not preferred over surgical resection for most stage I and stage II oral cavity cancers?

What is the primary rationale for advocating surgical resection with frozen-section analysis of the margins for most stage I and stage II oral cavity cancers?

What is the significance of clear histologic margins in the surgical treatment of oral cavity cancer?

What is the main reason why clear pathologic margins are not always an assurance of a good outcome in the surgical treatment of oral cavity cancer?

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