Not knowing all the facts about the surgery pathology leaves question what the next step is, and increase chance of recurrence or spread. In T4N0M0 oral cancer there are several ways to go, and just surgery alone is one of them, and radiation can be optional, depending on surgery, scan results, according to NCCN guidelines, if you care to look at that, but chemo alone after surgery is not listed in T4, except for for T4b, very advanced cancer, where single agent chemo treatment can be used probably due to limited choices. Everyone's situation is different, and health status has an effect on choices, and these are just guidelines.

http://oralcancerfoundation.org/treatment/pdf/head-and-neck.pdf


10/09 T1N2bM0 Tonsil
11/09 Taxo Cisp 5-FU, 6 Months Hosp
01/11 35 IMRT 70Gy 7 Wks
06/11 30 HBO
08/11 RND PNI
06/12 SND PNI LVI
08/12 RND Pec Flap IORT 12 Gy
10/12 25 IMRT 50Gy 6 Wks Taxo Erbitux
10/13 SND
10/13 TBO/Angiograph
10/13 RND Carotid Remove IORT 10Gy PNI
12/13 25 Protons 50Gy 6 Wks Carbo
11/14 All Teeth Extract 30 HBO
03/15 Sequestromy Buccal Flap ORN
09/16 Mandibulectomy Fib Flap Sternotomy
04/17 Regraft hypergranulation Donor Site
06/17 Heart Attack Stent
02/19 Finally Cancer Free Took 10 yrs