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Malignant Anterior Tongue Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
235289
•Concept ID:
C1334559
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Malignant Anterior Tongue Tumor; Malignant Neoplasm of Anterior Tongue; Malignant Neoplasm of the Anterior Tongue; Malignant Tumor of Anterior Tongue; Malignant Tumor of the Anterior Tongue

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the anterior portion of the tongue. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Psychosocial Oncology: Optimizing Outcomes through Interdisciplinary Care in Head and Neck Oncology.
Henry M
Curr Oncol 2023 Jul 19;30(7):6859-6861. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30070501. PMID: 37504361Free PMC Article
Oral squamous cell carcinoma - clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcomes in a single institution retrospective cohort study.
Janiak-Kiszka J, Nowaczewska M, Kaźmierczak W
Otolaryngol Pol 2022 Feb 22;76(3):12-17. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0015.7567. PMID: 35796395
Oral squamous cell carcinoma of tongue: Histological risk assessment. A pilot study.
Migueláñez-Medrán BC, Pozo-Kreilinger JJ, Cebrián-Carretero JL, Martínez-García MA, López-Sánchez AF
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2019 Sep 1;24(5):e603-e609. doi: 10.4317/medoral.23011. PMID: 31422411Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tongue Mucoceles: a retrospective clinic-pathological evaluation of 240 cases.
Patini R, Giuliani M, Gioco G, Tranfa M, Caponio VCA, Fantasia J, Lajolo C
BMC Oral Health 2023 Nov 14;23(1):862. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03485-y. PMID: 37964264Free PMC Article
Taste dysfunction following radiotherapy to the head and neck: A systematic review.
Gunn L, Gilbert J, Nenclares P, Soliman H, Newbold K, Bhide S, Wong KH, Harrington K, Nutting C
Radiother Oncol 2021 Apr;157:130-140. Epub 2021 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.01.021. PMID: 33545253
Operative tactics in floor of mouth and tongue cancer resection - the importance of imaging and planning.
McMahon J, Steele P, Kyzas P, Pollard C, Jampana R, MacIver C, Subramaniam S, Devine J, Wales C, McCaul J
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2021 Jan;59(1):5-15. Epub 2020 Oct 4 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.08.118. PMID: 33143945
Classification of tongue cancer resection and treatment algorithm.
Mannelli G, Arcuri F, Agostini T, Innocenti M, Raffaini M, Spinelli G
J Surg Oncol 2018 Apr;117(5):1092-1099. Epub 2018 Feb 12 doi: 10.1002/jso.24991. PMID: 29432642
Analysis of speech and tongue motion in normal and post-glossectomy speaker using cine MRI.
Ha J, Sung IY, Son JH, Stone M, Ord R, Cho YC
J Appl Oral Sci 2016 Sep-Oct;24(5):472-480. doi: 10.1590/1678-775720150421. PMID: 27812617Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Tongue Mucoceles: a retrospective clinic-pathological evaluation of 240 cases.
Patini R, Giuliani M, Gioco G, Tranfa M, Caponio VCA, Fantasia J, Lajolo C
BMC Oral Health 2023 Nov 14;23(1):862. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03485-y. PMID: 37964264Free PMC Article
Prognostic and Treatment Differences Between T1a and T1b Glottic Cancer.
Syal A, Lott DG, Zhang N, Karle WE
Laryngoscope 2022 Nov;132(11):2187-2193. Epub 2022 Jan 21 doi: 10.1002/lary.30030. PMID: 35060629
Transoral endoscopic examination of head and neck region.
Hamada K, Ishihara R, Yamasaki Y, Akasaka T, Arao M, Iwatsubo T, Shichijo S, Matsuura N, Nakahira H, Kanesaka T, Yamamoto S, Takeuchi Y, Higashino K, Uedo N, Kawahara Y, Okada H
Dig Endosc 2018 Jul;30(4):516-521. Epub 2018 Apr 26 doi: 10.1111/den.13071. PMID: 29637617
Rare syndromes.
Jabbour SA, Davidovici BB, Wolf R
Clin Dermatol 2006 Jul-Aug;24(4):299-316. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.04.005. PMID: 16828412
Malignant tumors of the oral cavity and oropharynx: clinical, pathologic, and radiologic evaluation.
Weber AL, Romo L, Hashmi S
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2003 Aug;13(3):443-64. doi: 10.1016/s1052-5149(03)00037-6. PMID: 14631684

Therapy

Tongue Mucoceles: a retrospective clinic-pathological evaluation of 240 cases.
Patini R, Giuliani M, Gioco G, Tranfa M, Caponio VCA, Fantasia J, Lajolo C
BMC Oral Health 2023 Nov 14;23(1):862. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03485-y. PMID: 37964264Free PMC Article
Impact of radiation dose on patient-reported acute taste alteration in a prospective observational study cohort in head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC).
Morelli I, Desideri I, Romei A, Scoccimarro E, Caini S, Salvestrini V, Becherini C, Livi L, Bonomo P
Radiol Med 2023 Dec;128(12):1571-1579. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.1007/s11547-023-01707-5. PMID: 37642816Free PMC Article
The uncharacterized transcript KIAA0930 confers a cachexic phenotype on cancer cells.
Yamakawa T, Zhang G, Najjar LB, Li C, Itakura K
Oncotarget 2023 Jul 20;14:723-737. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.28476. PMID: 37477523Free PMC Article
Taste dysfunction following radiotherapy to the head and neck: A systematic review.
Gunn L, Gilbert J, Nenclares P, Soliman H, Newbold K, Bhide S, Wong KH, Harrington K, Nutting C
Radiother Oncol 2021 Apr;157:130-140. Epub 2021 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.01.021. PMID: 33545253
Management of congenital lingual dermoid cysts.
Raewyn C, Paul W
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2010 Jun;74(6):567-71. Epub 2010 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.02.012. PMID: 20211495

Prognosis

Operative tactics in floor of mouth and tongue cancer resection - the importance of imaging and planning.
McMahon J, Steele P, Kyzas P, Pollard C, Jampana R, MacIver C, Subramaniam S, Devine J, Wales C, McCaul J
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2021 Jan;59(1):5-15. Epub 2020 Oct 4 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.08.118. PMID: 33143945
Oral Cavity Cancer in the Indian Subcontinent - Challenges and Opportunities.
Mummudi N, Agarwal JP, Chatterjee S, Mallick I, Ghosh-Laskar S
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2019 Aug;31(8):520-528. Epub 2019 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2019.05.013. PMID: 31174947
Classification of tongue cancer resection and treatment algorithm.
Mannelli G, Arcuri F, Agostini T, Innocenti M, Raffaini M, Spinelli G
J Surg Oncol 2018 Apr;117(5):1092-1099. Epub 2018 Feb 12 doi: 10.1002/jso.24991. PMID: 29432642
Malignant tumors of the oral cavity and oropharynx: clinical, pathologic, and radiologic evaluation.
Weber AL, Romo L, Hashmi S
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2003 Aug;13(3):443-64. doi: 10.1016/s1052-5149(03)00037-6. PMID: 14631684
Total glossectomy.
Razack MS, Sako K, Bakamjian VY, Shedd DP
Am J Surg 1983 Oct;146(4):509-11. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(83)90242-8. PMID: 6625097

Clinical prediction guides

Construction and application of dynamic online nomogram for prognosis prediction of patients with advanced (Stage III/IV) tongue squamous cell carcinoma.
Qin Z, Hu Z, Huang B, Wang F, Pan H, He X, Yin L
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2023 Oct;124(5):101477. Epub 2023 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2023.101477. PMID: 37080357
Modification of the anterior-posterior tongue rotation flap for oral tongue reconstruction.
Lu J, Chen Y, Xia RH, Shen Y, Zheng Z, Sun J
Head Neck 2020 Dec;42(12):3769-3775. Epub 2020 Aug 6 doi: 10.1002/hed.26409. PMID: 32767540
Tongue Schwannoma: A Clinicopathologic Study of 19 Cases.
Thompson LDR, Koh SS, Lau SK
Head Neck Pathol 2020 Sep;14(3):571-576. Epub 2019 Sep 4 doi: 10.1007/s12105-019-01071-9. PMID: 31485983Free PMC Article
Transoral endoscopic examination of head and neck region.
Hamada K, Ishihara R, Yamasaki Y, Akasaka T, Arao M, Iwatsubo T, Shichijo S, Matsuura N, Nakahira H, Kanesaka T, Yamamoto S, Takeuchi Y, Higashino K, Uedo N, Kawahara Y, Okada H
Dig Endosc 2018 Jul;30(4):516-521. Epub 2018 Apr 26 doi: 10.1111/den.13071. PMID: 29637617
Anterior tongue cancer: age is not a predictor of outcome and should not alter treatment.
Veness MJ, Morgan GJ, Sathiyaseelan Y, Gebski V
ANZ J Surg 2003 Nov;73(11):899-904. doi: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.02818.x. PMID: 14616566

Recent systematic reviews

Taste dysfunction following radiotherapy to the head and neck: A systematic review.
Gunn L, Gilbert J, Nenclares P, Soliman H, Newbold K, Bhide S, Wong KH, Harrington K, Nutting C
Radiother Oncol 2021 Apr;157:130-140. Epub 2021 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.01.021. PMID: 33545253

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