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Anterior Tongue Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
231381
•Concept ID:
C1332306
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Anterior Tongue Tumor; Neoplasm of Anterior Tongue; Neoplasm of the Anterior Tongue; Tumor of Anterior Tongue; Tumor of the Anterior Tongue

Definition

A benign or 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 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
AHNS Series: Do you know your guidelines? Evidence-based management of oral cavity cancers.
Gill A, Vasan N, Givi B, Joshi A
Head Neck 2018 Feb;40(2):406-416. Epub 2017 Dec 5 doi: 10.1002/hed.25024. PMID: 29206324

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
Oral sensory dysfunction following radiotherapy.
Bearelly S, Wang SJ, Cheung SW
Laryngoscope 2017 Oct;127(10):2282-2286. Epub 2017 Apr 11 doi: 10.1002/lary.26591. PMID: 28397276
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
Tongue lymphangioma in adult.
Catalfamo L, Nava C, Lombardo G, Iudicello V, Siniscalchi EN, Saverio de PF
J Craniofac Surg 2012 Nov;23(6):1920-2. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31826cf6e3. PMID: 23172444

Diagnosis

Cutaneous and cardiac metastases in carcinoma of anterior tongue.
Das Majumdar SK, Sahoo TK, Parida DK
J Cancer Res Ther 2020 Apr-Jun;16(3):680-682. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_236_18. PMID: 32719291
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
Oral sensory dysfunction following radiotherapy.
Bearelly S, Wang SJ, Cheung SW
Laryngoscope 2017 Oct;127(10):2282-2286. Epub 2017 Apr 11 doi: 10.1002/lary.26591. PMID: 28397276
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
Thyroglossal duct cysts.
Sturgis EM, Miller RH
J La State Med Soc 1993 Nov;145(11):459-61. PMID: 8270841

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
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
Feasibility of tongue strength measurements during (chemo)radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients.
Van den Steen L, Vanderveken O, Vanderwegen J, Van Gestel D, Daisne JF, Allouche J, Delacroix L, Van Rompaey D, Beauvois S, Cvilic S, Mariën S, Desuter G, Vermorken JB, Van den Weyngaert D, Specenier P, Van Laer C, Peeters M, Van de Heyning P, Chantrain G, Lawson G, Lazarus C, De Bodt M, Van Nuffelen G; Member of the Belgian Cancer Plan 29_033_Dysphagia Group
Support Care Cancer 2017 Nov;25(11):3417-3423. Epub 2017 Jun 2 doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3761-1. PMID: 28573486
Anterior tongue reduction surgery for paediatric macroglossia.
Chau H, Soma M, Massey S, Hewitt R, Hartley B
J Laryngol Otol 2011 Dec;125(12):1247-50. Epub 2011 Sep 14 doi: 10.1017/S0022215111002015. PMID: 21914247
Speech and swallowing function after anterior tongue and floor of mouth resection with distal flap reconstruction.
Pauloski BR, Logemann JA, Rademaker AW, McConnel FM, Heiser MA, Cardinale S, Shedd D, Lewin J, Baker SR, Graner D
J Speech Hear Res 1993 Apr;36(2):267-76. doi: 10.1044/jshr.3602.267. PMID: 8487519

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
Cutaneous and cardiac metastases in carcinoma of anterior tongue.
Das Majumdar SK, Sahoo TK, Parida DK
J Cancer Res Ther 2020 Apr-Jun;16(3):680-682. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_236_18. PMID: 32719291
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
Oral sensory dysfunction following radiotherapy.
Bearelly S, Wang SJ, Cheung SW
Laryngoscope 2017 Oct;127(10):2282-2286. Epub 2017 Apr 11 doi: 10.1002/lary.26591. PMID: 28397276
Rhabdomyosarcoma of the tongue.
Doval DC, Kannan V, Acharya RS, Mukherjee G, Shenoy AM, Bapsy PP
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1994 Jun;32(3):183-6. doi: 10.1016/0266-4356(94)90107-4. PMID: 8068593

Clinical prediction guides

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
A novel procedure combining transoral resection and set-back tongue flap for oropharyngeal cancer.
Sakai M, Yokoyama J, Tashiro M, Ishikawa T
Acta Otolaryngol 2015 Jul;135(7):736-40. Epub 2015 Mar 11 doi: 10.3109/00016489.2015.1011790. PMID: 25761449
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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