Methods: 73 cases of oral tongue cancer, staged T1 - T3, treated by hemiglossectomy, postoperative radiotherapy (46 cases) and to follow 36 months. Results and discussion: Male 47 cases, female 26 cases, male: female # 1.8; T1 - T2 90.4%, T3 9.6%; N0 72.6%, N1 - 2 27.4%; all patients have squamous cell carcinoma.