What are the treatment options for malignant gum tumors?

I. Treatment Methods

1. Surgical Treatment: It is currently the most effective radical treatment method, achieving good results in any part of oral and maxillofacial cancer. It often involves simultaneous neck lymph node dissection on the affected side.

2. Radiotherapy: It can be used as a preoperative and postoperative comprehensive treatment method, effectively improving the 5-year survival rate after surgery.

3. Chemotherapy: Although it has a certain effect on malignant tumors of the gums, it is not effective as a monotherapy. It should be used as one of the comprehensive treatment methods before and after surgery to improve treatment outcomes. It can also be used as palliative treatment for advanced cancer, with certain effects on reducing cancer pain and prolonging survival.

4. Immunotherapy: As one of the comprehensive treatment methods, it has been proven to effectively improve treatment outcomes and can be applied before and after surgery.

II. Healing Criteria

1. Cured: After treatment, the primary tumor and metastatic sources have been completely resected or disappeared, and the wound has basically healed.

2. Improved: After treatment, the tumor has shrunk and symptoms have alleviated.

3. Uncured: After treatment, the tumor has not shrunk and symptoms have not improved.