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2017, Number 2

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Rev ADM 2017; 74 (2)

Epidermoid carcinoma of the tongue: A case report

Mikel TGJ, Chanussot DC

Language: Spanish
References: 16
Page: 90-93
PDF size: 337.62 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Epidermoid carcinoma is the most frequent oral cancer (90% of all oral cancer). We present the case of a 41-year-old man with oral cancer on the tongue. The lesion was localized on the left side of the tongue and was characterized by an ulcerated tumor with indurated borders, 2 cm of diameter. Lymph node metastasis was detected on the neck. The patient had left ear pain and also a pain in the neck. He smoked two packs of cigarettes per day. The histopathologic study revealed an epidermoid carcinoma with poor and well-differentiated areas. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy with cisplatin on were started. The patient did not tolerate and had a poor response, so the treatment was suspended. The patient died 10 months after the diagnosis. Oral carcinoma is not frequent but the mortality is high, 78%, between the carcinomas of the aerodigestive tract and frequently it is diagnosed when in advanced stages in 65% of the cases. The most important are the prevention, mostly, tobacco consumption.


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