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Regarding the prevalence of cancer in tongue and the management procedure of cases who have recurrence in cervical lymph nodes after partial glossectomy and in order to determine appropriate management of neck in early oral tongue cancer it was decided to conduct a study. A retrospective review of 62 patients with T1,2 N0 M0 SCC of the oral tongue treated by only partial glossectomy at Cancer Institute of Tehran university was conducted (from 1991 to 2000). Most of these patients were in 7th decade of life, men were affected more than women. Cervical lymph node recurrence at 2 years was 45.1 percent (28 patients from 62). In 34 patients (54.9 percent) who had not any recurrence in neck, 12 patients had received prophylactic neck radiation therapy after operation. With excluding this group of patients, the rate of cervical recurrence in early oral tongue cancer will rise to 56 percent. According to these findings, it is recommended that elective node dissection should be considered in the initial management of T1,2 N0 M0 oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma in our country.

Horticulture activities have great importance in Lenjan Township. In this region, both surface water and groundwater are used for irrigation in cultivated areas. As result of drought in recent years, there have been fluctuations in agricultural water suppliers. In this study, the effect of decreasing water sources on the Cultivation and production of major horticultural crops has been studied. This applicable research is descriptive in type and the method of data acquitting is documentary. In this study the data has been analyzed using Pearson correlation method and simple liner regression. The result of this study has shown in creasing of cultivated horticultural products and nuts (Almond, Walhut) in spite of water sources decreasing, however, producing total horticultural products, cultivated area and Grape production has diminished at some time. The cultivated area and horticultural products in drought years compared to wet years in statistical studied period demonstrates a tremendous decrease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]