Tongue Cancer in a Young Male

Squamous cell carcinoma is a common cancer of the oral cavity. The median age of presentation is 60 years and it rarely occurs in patient aged less than 30 years. We present a case of a 29-year-old male who had ulceroproliferative growth at the left lateral aspect of the tongue. He had a risk factor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bagale, Gyanendra, Pradhan, Sandip R, Basnet, Archana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Medical Education
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8488315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34650876
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17702
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Sumario:Squamous cell carcinoma is a common cancer of the oral cavity. The median age of presentation is 60 years and it rarely occurs in patient aged less than 30 years. We present a case of a 29-year-old male who had ulceroproliferative growth at the left lateral aspect of the tongue. He had a risk factor of tobacco limed betel nut chewing from the age of 14. After detailed investigations, squamous cell carcinoma was confirmed with a staging of cT4a N0 M0. He underwent surgery along with radiotherapy afterward.

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