Malignant Tumors of the Mobile Tongue: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Clinical guidelines

Screening for oral cancer: recommendation statement.
United States Preventive Services Task Force - Independent Expert Panel.  1996 (revised 2004 Feb 24).  4 pages.  NGC:003454

Diagnosis and management of head and neck cancer. A national clinical guideline.
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - National Government Agency [Non-U.S.].  2006 Oct.  90 pages.  NGC:005342

HealthPartners Dental Group and Clinics oral cancer guideline.
HealthPartners Dental Group - Professional Association.  2007 May 2.  20 pages.  NGC:005631

Clinical trials

Improving Therapeutic Outcomes in the Tongue Carcinoma Patient: Assessment of Adaptation Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Diffusion Tensor Imaging

Phase II Trial of E10A in Head and Neck Cancer

Physiotherapy Treatment for Patients Suffering From Head and Neck Cancer

Related eMedicine topics

Cancers of the Oral Mucosa

Chemoprevention Strategies in Head and Neck Cancer

Malignant Tumors of the Floor of the Mouth

Premalignant Conditions of the Oral Cavity

Keywords

tongue cancer, squamous cell cancer of the tongue, malignancy of the tongue, leukoplakia, oral cancer, tongue malignancy, cancer of the tongue, tongue mass, tongue tumor, tongue lesion, oral cavity cancer, tobacco complications, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, Plummer-Vinson syndrome, quid, betel nut, slacked lime, human papillomavirus, HPV, human papilloma virus, iron deficiency, riboflavin deficiency, SCC, squamous cell cancer, tongue carcinoma, oral carcinoma, mouth carcinoma, erythroplakia, leukoplakic lesion, leukoplakia erosiva, erythroleukoplakia, nodular leukoplakia, infiltrative SCC, ulcerative SCC, infiltrative squamous cell cancer, ulcerative squamous cell cancer

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Benoit J Gosselin, MD, FRCSC, Associate Professor of Surgery, Dartmouth Medical School; Director, Comprehensive Head and Neck Oncology Program, Norris Cotton Cancer Center; Staff Otolaryngologist, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
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