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. 2017 Mar;69(1):6-10.
doi: 10.1007/s12070-016-0979-z. Epub 2016 May 7.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue Dorsum: Incidence and Treatment Considerations

Makiko Okubo  1 , Toshinori Iwai  1 , Hideyuki Nakashima  1 , Toshiyuki Koizumi  1 , Senri Oguri  1 , Makoto Hirota  1 , Kenji Mitsudo  1 , Iwai Tohnai  1
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue Dorsum: Incidence and Treatment Considerations

Makiko Okubo et al. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue is the most common oral cancer. Most cases occur on the lateral border of the tongue and only very rarely on the dorsum. We retrospectively investigated the incidence of SCC of the tongue dorsum in our department between April 2006 and March 2015. Of the 368 patients with tongue cancer, only 3 had SCC of the tongue dorsum (incidence, 0.8 %). All patients with advanced cancer of the tongue dorsum underwent superselective intra-arterial chemoradiotherapy for organ preservation. We discuss the present findings in relation to past case reports and series in the English language literature as well as discuss treatments for SCC of the tongue dorsum.

Keywords: Chemoradiotherapy; Incidence; Squamous cell carcinoma; Tongue dorsum; Treatment.

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All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

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Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.

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Case 1. a Intraoral photograph before treatment. b Intraoral photograph after treatment
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Case 2. a Intraoral photograph before treatment. b Intraoral photograph after treatment
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Case 3. Intraoral photograph before treatment
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