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Tongue cancer

MedGen UID:
102262
Concept ID:
C0153349
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cancer of the Tongue; Cancer of Tongue; Cancer, Tongue; Cancers, Tongue; Tongue Cancer; Tongue Cancers
SNOMED CT: CA - Cancer of tongue (363375006); Cancer of tongue (363375006); Malignant tumor of tongue (363375006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004631

Definition

A malignant neoplasm affecting the tongue. The vast majority of cases are carcinomas. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Fu J, Alhaskawi A, Dong Y, Jin F, Chen J, Zou X, Zhou H, Liu Z, Abdalbary SA, Lu H
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2023 Dec;44:103760. Epub 2023 Aug 25 doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2023.103760. PMID: 37634605
Matsuka Y
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Apr 27;23(9) doi: 10.3390/ijms23094826. PMID: 35563219Free PMC Article
Nibu KI, Hayashi R, Asakage T, Ojiri H, Kimata Y, Kodaira T, Nagao T, Nakashima T, Fujii T, Fujii H, Homma A, Matsuura K, Monden N, Beppu T, Hanai N, Kirita T, Kamei Y, Otsuki N, Kiyota N, Zenda S, Omura K, Omori K, Akimoto T, Kawabata K, Kishimoto S, Kitano H, Tohnai I, Nakatsuka T
Auris Nasus Larynx 2017 Aug;44(4):375-380. Epub 2017 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2017.02.004. PMID: 28325607

Curated

NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®), Head and Neck Cancers, 2024

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Au VH, Yoon BC, Juliano A, Sadow PM, Faquin WC, Varvares MA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Jun;168(6):1576-1579. Epub 2023 Jan 19 doi: 10.1002/ohn.217. PMID: 36880451
Mossinelli C, Tagliabue M, Ruju F, Cammarata G, Volpe S, Raimondi S, Zaffaroni M, Isaksson JL, Garibaldi C, Cremonesi M, Corso F, Gaeta A, Emili I, Zorzi S, Alterio D, Marvaso G, Pepa M, De Fiori E, Maffini F, Preda L, Benazzo M, Jereczek-Fossa BA, Ansarin M
Head Neck 2023 Apr;45(4):849-861. Epub 2023 Feb 13 doi: 10.1002/hed.27299. PMID: 36779382
Nilsson O, Knutsson J, Landström FJ, Magnuson A, von Beckerath M
Acta Otolaryngol 2022 Sep-Dec;142(9-12):743-748. Epub 2022 Dec 20 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2022.2153916. PMID: 36537851
Lehtinen M, Lagheden C, Luostarinen T, Eriksson T, Apter D, Bly A, Gray P, Harjula K, Heikkilä K, Hokkanen M, Karttunen H, Kuortti M, Nieminen P, Nummela M, Paavonen J, Palmroth J, Petäjä T, Pukkala E, Soderlund-Strand A, Veivo U, Dillner J
BMJ Open 2021 Dec 30;11(12):e050669. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050669. PMID: 35149535Free PMC Article
Miranda-Filho A, Bray F
Oral Oncol 2020 Mar;102:104551. Epub 2020 Jan 25 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.104551. PMID: 31986342

Diagnosis

Matsuka Y
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Apr 27;23(9) doi: 10.3390/ijms23094826. PMID: 35563219Free PMC Article
Lehtinen M, Lagheden C, Luostarinen T, Eriksson T, Apter D, Bly A, Gray P, Harjula K, Heikkilä K, Hokkanen M, Karttunen H, Kuortti M, Nieminen P, Nummela M, Paavonen J, Palmroth J, Petäjä T, Pukkala E, Soderlund-Strand A, Veivo U, Dillner J
BMJ Open 2021 Dec 30;11(12):e050669. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050669. PMID: 35149535Free PMC Article
Si S, Li J, Tewara MA, Xue F
Front Immunol 2021;12:720876. Epub 2021 Jul 27 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.720876. PMID: 34386016Free PMC Article
Shuman AG
Hastings Cent Rep 2017 Nov;47(6):3-4. doi: 10.1002/hast.777. PMID: 29171050
Beitler JJ, Quon H, Jones CU, Salama JK, Busse PM, Cooper JS, Koyfman SA, Ridge JA, Saba NF, Siddiqui F, Smith RV, Worden F, Yao M, Yom SS; Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology - Head and Neck
Head Neck 2016 Sep;38(9):1299-309. Epub 2016 Jun 22 doi: 10.1002/hed.24447. PMID: 27330003

Therapy

Li L, Pu C, Jin N, Zhu L, Hu Y, Cascone P, Tao Y, Zhang H
BMC Oral Health 2023 Aug 13;23(1):567. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03255-w. PMID: 37574562Free PMC Article
Danielsson D, Hagel E, Dybeck-Udd S, Sjöström M, Kjeller G, Bengtsson M, Abtahi J, von Beckerath M, Thor A, Halle M, Friesland S, Mercke C, Westermark A, Högmo A, Munck-Wikland E
Acta Otolaryngol 2023 Jan;143(1):77-84. Epub 2023 Jan 3 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2022.2161627. PMID: 36595465
Lehtinen M, Lagheden C, Luostarinen T, Eriksson T, Apter D, Bly A, Gray P, Harjula K, Heikkilä K, Hokkanen M, Karttunen H, Kuortti M, Nieminen P, Nummela M, Paavonen J, Palmroth J, Petäjä T, Pukkala E, Soderlund-Strand A, Veivo U, Dillner J
BMJ Open 2021 Dec 30;11(12):e050669. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050669. PMID: 35149535Free PMC Article
Si S, Li J, Tewara MA, Xue F
Front Immunol 2021;12:720876. Epub 2021 Jul 27 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.720876. PMID: 34386016Free PMC Article
Al Shareef W, Sayed S, Kamel S, Alkaf H, Bahaj A, Amin R, Al Herabi A
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2021 Mar;103(3):e85-e87. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2020.7080. PMID: 33645266Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Tota JE, Engels EA, Lingen MW, Agrawal N, Kerr AR, Zumsteg ZS, Cheung LC, Katki HA, Abnet CC, Chaturvedi AK
J Clin Oncol 2024 May 20;42(15):1745-1753. Epub 2023 Nov 30 doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.00729. PMID: 38033283Free PMC Article
Mossinelli C, Tagliabue M, Ruju F, Cammarata G, Volpe S, Raimondi S, Zaffaroni M, Isaksson JL, Garibaldi C, Cremonesi M, Corso F, Gaeta A, Emili I, Zorzi S, Alterio D, Marvaso G, Pepa M, De Fiori E, Maffini F, Preda L, Benazzo M, Jereczek-Fossa BA, Ansarin M
Head Neck 2023 Apr;45(4):849-861. Epub 2023 Feb 13 doi: 10.1002/hed.27299. PMID: 36779382
Lehtinen M, Lagheden C, Luostarinen T, Eriksson T, Apter D, Bly A, Gray P, Harjula K, Heikkilä K, Hokkanen M, Karttunen H, Kuortti M, Nieminen P, Nummela M, Paavonen J, Palmroth J, Petäjä T, Pukkala E, Soderlund-Strand A, Veivo U, Dillner J
BMJ Open 2021 Dec 30;11(12):e050669. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050669. PMID: 35149535Free PMC Article
Miranda-Filho A, Bray F
Oral Oncol 2020 Mar;102:104551. Epub 2020 Jan 25 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.104551. PMID: 31986342
Varvares MA, Walker RJ, Chiosea S
Laryngoscope 2016 Nov;126(11):2426-2427. Epub 2016 Jun 16 doi: 10.1002/lary.26081. PMID: 27313090

Clinical prediction guides

Tota JE, Engels EA, Lingen MW, Agrawal N, Kerr AR, Zumsteg ZS, Cheung LC, Katki HA, Abnet CC, Chaturvedi AK
J Clin Oncol 2024 May 20;42(15):1745-1753. Epub 2023 Nov 30 doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.00729. PMID: 38033283Free PMC Article
Miranda-Filho A, Bray F
Oral Oncol 2020 Mar;102:104551. Epub 2020 Jan 25 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.104551. PMID: 31986342
Varvares MA, Walker RJ, Chiosea S
Laryngoscope 2016 Nov;126(11):2426-2427. Epub 2016 Jun 16 doi: 10.1002/lary.26081. PMID: 27313090
Ramqvist T, Grün N, Dalianis T
Viruses 2015 Mar 20;7(3):1332-43. doi: 10.3390/v7031332. PMID: 25803099Free PMC Article
Obinata K, Ohmori K, Tuchiya K, Nishioka T, Shirato H, Nakamura M
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2003 Feb;95(2):246-50. doi: 10.1067/moe.2003.94. PMID: 12582367

Recent systematic reviews

Spence RN, Efthymiou V, Goss D, Varvares MA
Oral Oncol 2023 Dec;147:106609. Epub 2023 Nov 8 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2023.106609. PMID: 37948894
Cortina LE, Moverman DJ, Zhao Y, Goss D, Zenga J, Puram SV, Varvares MA
Oral Oncol 2023 Dec;147:106596. Epub 2023 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2023.106596. PMID: 37839153
Tagliabue M, Belloni P, De Berardinis R, Gandini S, Chu F, Zorzi S, Fumagalli C, Santoro L, Chiocca S, Ansarin M
Cancer Med 2021 Apr;10(8):2566-2578. Epub 2021 Mar 24 doi: 10.1002/cam4.3795. PMID: 33760398Free PMC Article
Palazón-Bru A, Mares-García E, López-Bru D, Mares-Arambul E, Gil-Guillén VF, Carbonell-Torregrosa MÁ
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2019 Nov;28(6):e13157. Epub 2019 Aug 23 doi: 10.1111/ecc.13157. PMID: 31441567
Lam L, Samman N
Oral Oncol 2013 Jun;49(6):507-24. Epub 2013 Apr 6 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2013.03.001. PMID: 23566773

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