CO₂Laser in Treating Carcinoma of the Tongue. Techniques and Results

Abstract

In treating carcinomas of the tongue, we have employed three types of laser usage.
Carcinomas confined within the mucosa are treated by laser alone. For carcinomas invading the muscle to some extent, we make a mass reduction surgery by means of laser which is followed by (chemo) radiotherapy. Carcinomas with extensive muscular invasion are first treated with induction chemotherapy. If the chemotherapy is effective, we add laser surgery for the purpose of mass reduction and chemoradiotherapy follows.
26 patients were treated and none has developed local recurrence.