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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2] Mohammed Abdelwahed M.D[3]
Overview
In 1831, Jaeger first described splitting the Cheek and splitting both cheeks. By 1930s, Hayes Martin was the first to focus on improving cure rates by treating the primary tumor with X-rays. By 1928, V. P. Blair of St Louis was the first to advocate surgery as the best management for oral cancers. A major initiative of the 1970s and 1980s was cytotoxic chemotherapy for patients who unfit for surgeries.
Tongue cancer historical perspective
- In 1831, Jaeger first described splitting the cheek and splitting both cheeks.[1]
- Billroth appreciated the importance of good access and took the procedure a stage further, removing a section of the mandibular body to reach the tongue and oropharynx Bernard von Langenbeck, who in 1875 resected the ramus of the mandible in continuity with the primary tumor.[2]
- By 1923, radiotherapy was used to treat neck metastases.
- By 1930s, Hayes Martin was the first to focus on improving cure rates by treating the primary tumor with X-rays by the Coutard method supplemented with gold radium seeds.
- By 1928, V. P. Blair of St Louis was the first to advocate surgery as the best management for oral cancers.
- By fifties, development of bleeding control techniques, antibiotics, and blood transfusion made it possible to do advanced surgeries for cancers.
- In 1917, Esser was the first to describe an axial pattern flap based on the temporal artery.[3]
- A major initiative of the 1970s and 1980s was cytotoxic chemotherapy for patients who unfit for surgeries.
References
- ↑ ACKERKNECHT EH (1958). "Historical notes on cancer". Med Hist. 2 (2): 114–9. PMC 1034369. PMID 13526542.
- ↑ Alberti PW (1975). "Panel discussion: the historical development of laryngectomy. II. The evolution of laryngology and laryngectomy in the mid-19th century". Laryngoscope. 85 (2): 288–98. doi:10.1288/00005537-197502000-00006. PMID 1089857.
- ↑ Esser JF (1917). "STUDIES IN PLASTIC SURGERY OF THE FACE: I. USE OF SKIN FROM THE NECK TO REPLACE FACE DEFECTS. II. PLASTIC OPERATIONS ABOUT THE MOUTH. III. THE EPIDERMIC INLAY". Ann Surg. 65 (3): 297–315. PMC 1426412. PMID 17863675.