口腔癌占全身恶性肿瘤的3～5%左右,但是,在口腔癌中,舌癌的发病率是比较高的。上海第二医学院附属第九人民医院口腔颌面外科在1957～1976年间对274例口腔癌的分析中,舌癌有103例(37.2%);Shedd(1968)报道226例口腔癌,舌癌为84例(27.1%);Spiro(1988)报道222例口腔癌中,舌癌79例(35.5%)。据大多数作 Oral cancer accounts for about 3 to 5% of the total body malignancy. However, in oral cancer, the incidence of tongue cancer is relatively high. At the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of the Ninth People’s Hospital Affiliated to the Shanghai Second Medical College during the period from 1957 to 1976, 274 cases of oral cancer were diagnosed. There were 103 cases (37.2%) of tongue cancer; Shedd (1968) reported 226 cases of oral cancer and tongue cancer. Eighty-four (27.1%) cases were reported; Spiro (1988) reported 79 cases (35.5%) of 222 cases of oral cancer. According to most