2011/07/11

Is the tongue cancer serious?

I seriously do .. Tongue family emergency,,

The left 5X305CM swollen tongue. Realm where clear. Hard, not involving the left floor of the mouth. From the tongue before about 205CM. Right over the center line about 1.0CM, several left submandibular lymph nodes, the largest 1.0X105CM ..

Questions added:

5x3.5cm ... 2.5cm .. 1.0x1.5cm

Best answer

Tongue cancer is the most common oral cancer, more men than women. The majority of tongue squamous cell carcinoma, especially in the Anterior 2 / 3 parts of cancer is less common, and more at the tongue base, tongue base and sometimes also occur lymphoepithelial carcinoma and undifferentiated carcinoma. Occurred in the tongue edge of the tongue, followed by tongue, tongue, and tongue, etc., often ulcerated or infiltrating. Generally higher degree of malignancy, rapid growth, highly invasive and often spread to the tongue, causing tongue movement is limited, so to speak, difficulty eating and swallowing occurred. Tongue back arch and the tongue and palate can be violated tonsil, tongue cancer can spread to the late floor of the mouth and jaw, so that the entire tongue fixed.
Tongue diagnosis is generally easier, but for early tongue cancer, particularly invasive type of vigilance. Diagnostic palpation of the tongue than by inspection is particularly important. Biopsy should be carried out to confirm the diagnosis, according to our data, with surgery, treatment, 3,5-year survival rate is generally above 60%; T1 cases up to 90%.
That is up 3 to 5 years.
1 initial
Syndrome: the Ministry of Health and a small tongue sclerosis, shaped like beans, often in the tongue side, touch the hard, or grow, such as bacteria. Or erosions, ulcers, long lasting, pain and discomfort, foul saliva saliva, dry mouth, scanty urine, yellow, red tongue, thin yellow coating, pulse string.
2 medium
Syndrome: increased induration tongue, visible erosion, ulcers, easy bleeding, pain, cheek, ear has pain, difficulty in tongue, prevent eating words, large amounts of saliva spit foul smell, red tongue, thick yellow or yellow and greasy strings.
3. Late
Syndrome: swollen tongue ulcers mouthful or obvious, easy bleeding, not telescopic tongue, open, eating difficulties, breath smell foul, numerous items and submandibular mass, or through the tongue through cheek, soup out, emaciation, shortness of breath, mental fatigue, pale tongue, greasy moss, pulse a few thin strings.

1.0X105CM. Hey grief it.

Prepare to die it.

Grief.