Tirelli et al identified factors impacting the quality of life of a patient with surgically-treated oral cancer. These same factors also impact the patient's survival. The authors are from Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste.
Patient selection: surgically-treated oral cancer
Factors that can negatively affect the patient's quality of life:
(1) high N stage
(2) deep tumor invasion
(3) radical tumor resection
(4) radiation therapy
(5) radical neck dissection
The best quality of life was seen with:
(1) pN0
(2) depth of tumor invasion < 5 mm
(3) local resection
(4) absence of radiation therapy
(5) absence of a radical neck dissection
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