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• Behind wisdom teeth (retromolar trigone): Can usually be controlled by external radiotherapy . Alternatively,
surgical removal, including part of jawbone.
• Upper gums and hard palate: Surgery, with postoperative radiation if needed.
Five-Year Survival 90 to 100 percent (lip and upper gums), 96 percent (tongue), over 90 percent (inside of cheek), 90 percent (lower gums), 88 percent (floor of mouth)
Stage II
Standard Treatment
• Lip: Surgery alone, if simple closure is satisfactory. If surgery has to be complex, radiotherapy produces better
cosmetic and functional results.
• Front of tongue: Surgery initially for smaller lesions. Additional surgery, and sometimes radiation therapy , are
used later if tumor remains or recurs. Both surgery and radiotherapy are used for tumors that are growing
deeper.
• Inside of cheek: Small T2 lesions are treated with radiotherapy or surgery. Larger T2 lesions are treated with
surgery, radiotherapy or both.