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'''Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue''' is a common [[head and neck pathology|head and neck cancer]]. It is a subset of ''squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck'' which is dealt with in the [[squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]] article. | '''Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue''' is a common [[head and neck pathology|head and neck cancer]]. | ||
It is a subset of ''squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck'' which is dealt with in the [[squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]] article. | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]]. | |||
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:24, 18 July 2017
Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is a common head and neck cancer.
It is a subset of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck which is dealt with in the squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck article.
General
- Common.
Microscopic
Features:
- See head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
DDx:
Note:
- Best histologic predictors of behaviour:[1]
- Depth of invasion.
- Growth pattern (satellites or small cell islands).
See also
References
- ↑ Almangush, A.; Bello, IO.; Coletta, RD.; Mäkitie, AA.; Mäkinen, LK.; Kauppila, JH.; Pukkila, M.; Hagström, J. et al. (Jul 2015). "For early-stage oral tongue cancer, depth of invasion and worst pattern of invasion are the strongest pathological predictors for locoregional recurrence and mortality.". Virchows Arch 467 (1): 39-46. doi:10.1007/s00428-015-1758-z. PMID 25838076.