Abstract
Cancers of the tongue are the most common cancers of the oral cavity with poor survival [1,2]. The main risk factors are...
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Cancers of the tongue are the most common cancers of the oral cavity with poor survival [1,2]
The lesion was ulcerous and budding (Figure 1) in 55% of cases, ulcer infiltrating in 17.2% of cases, ulcerous budding and infiltrating in 10.3% of cases, ulcerous budding and necrotic in 6.8% of cases, ulcerated in 3.4% of cases, infiltrating in 3.4% of cases and ulcerous budding and necrotic-infiltrating in 3.4% of cases. This lesion was located on the right lateral edge of the mobile tongue in 21 patients, i.e. 72.4% of cases
As part of the extension workup, a CT scan of the oral cavity (Figure 2) and cervico-thoracic cavity was performed only in 4 patients, none of the patients in our study benefited from magnetic resonance imaging
Summary
Cancers of the tongue are the most common cancers of the oral cavity with poor survival [1,2]. Like all cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract (ADT), squamous cell carcinoma is the most common histological type of cancer of the tongue in 95% of cases. It generally occurs in males from the age of 55 onwards. Treatment is based on a combination of surgery and radiotherapy. Mortality from this cancer remains high: 40% survival in 5 years at all stages [2].
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