Tratamentul carcinoamelor de planşeu oral anterior

Although the floor of the mouth carcinomas are inferior as percentage as base of the tongue carcinomas, the surgical treatment should be just as radical, with large safe margins and also with neck management. Due to their anterior position, there are easier to diagnose and the patient’s presentation is also in early stages, not only in late stages. Frequently, a mandible resection is required in order to obtain safe oncologic margins. The prognosis is good, with a higher overall survival rate than in other oral malignancies.