Clinical Study

Primary Surgical Therapy for Locally Limited Oral Tongue Cancer

Table 3

Specific types and incidence of surgical complications.

ComplicationNumber of complications (%)

Bleeding10 (3.8)
Aspiration2 (0.7)
Fistula2 (0.7)
Wound healing disorders1 (0.7)
Nerve lesions3 (1.1)
Other complications2 (0.7)