A case of postoperative lymph node metastasis from lower gingival carcinoma treated successfully by nedaplatin (CDGP), 5-fluorouracil, and radiation therapy

Cervical lymph node metastasis from oral carcinoma is usually treated surgically because of its relatively low response to radiochemotherapy.We report the case of a 75-year-old woman with large metastatic lymph nodes and local recurrence of lower gingival carcinoma, which were treated successfully by nedaplatin (CDGP) plus 5-fluorouracil with radiation therapy.