[Analysis of operative therapy of carcinoma of the tongue (author's transl)].

Analysis of the 139 patients suffering from carcinoma of the tongue treated at the Klinik für Kieferchirurgie der Universität Wien between 1960 and 1970. In comparison with other studies, sex distribution, age distribution, etiological factors were gone into, methods of treatment were described and the results and prognoses indicated. A five year survival rate of 45.1% was found in patients operated on exclusively, which is considered favorable also in comparison with statements in the literature.