Tongue cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Oral Pharyngeal Esophageal Operation and Reconstruction Analytical Group (OPERA)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Established diagnosis of primary squamous cell carcinoma of tongue. 2) Subtotal or total glossectomy is performed. 3) Tongue reconstruction is performed using free flap transfer. 4) No surgical histories of intraoral reconstruction. 5) Glossectomy is performed without mandibular segmentectomy, or resection of soft palate, or larynx, or skin. 6) No surgical histories for oropharyngeal, or hypopharyngeal, or laryngeal cancer. 7) No surgical histories for esophageal, or gastric cancer. 8) No synchronous advanced cancer histories. 9) No metastases are detected. 10) Radical resection is performed. 11) Age of 20 years, or over 20 years. 12) Written informed consent has been obtained.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) ECOG performance status score 2 - 4. 2) Patients with severe condition. 3) Patients who are considered to be ineligible by referring physician.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The rate of dysphagia at twelve months after tongue reconstruction | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The rate of aspiration within twelve months after tongue reconstruction The rate of postoperative complications within twelve months after tongue reconstruction | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTakuya Higashino
National Cancer Center Hospital East Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Outcome results
None listed