Methods: 73 cases of oral tongue cancer, staged T1-T3, treated by hemiglossectomy, including two groups: 37 cases that have defect half of tongue were primary closure and 36 cases that have defect half of tongue and floor of mouth were reconstructed by thin-thickness skin graft (32 cases) or buccinator musculomucosal flap (3 cases) or buccal mucosal flap (one cases). Results and discussion: Almost shape of tongue is not recover (95.9%).