Tongue Cancer

Tongue Cancer is the most common oral cancer, tongue cancer occurs at the edge of the tongue, followed by the tongue, back of the tongue and the base of the tongue, etc., are often the type of ulcer or infiltrative type.

According to statistics, the incidence of tongue cancer is approximately 0.8% to 1.5% of the systemic malignancy, accounting for 5% to 7.8% of head and neck cancer, accounting for 32.3% and 50.6% of cancers of the mouth, where more men than women, at an average age of 60-years early.

Symptoms of Tongue cancer

1. Side of the tongue, the tip of the tongue, back of the tongue, etc.. Unhealed ulcers for a long time.

2. Bumps on the tongue, hard lump, not obvious, pain, rapid growth

3. Limited tongue movement, there have difficulty swallowing food

The cause of tongue cancer?

The cause of tongue cancer has not been fully determined, but the view is more appropriate is a chronic wound, ultraviolet light, X-rays and other radioactive substances can be a risk factor for cancer of the tongue, in addition, psychological factors, endocrine factors, immune status and genetic factors also have been found in the occurrence of cancer of the tongue.

Diagnosis of tongue cancer

1. Imaging examination: X-ray tomography and CT diagnostic value to determine the level of involvement of tongue cancer

2. Biopsy: a dangerous wound from a tongue scraper or cutting on living tissue to check for neck and swollen lymph nodes, if the need to do a lymph node biopsy.