The most obvious symptoms of tongue cancer

Everyone knows that fever is the most obvious symptom of a cold, so what are the most obvious symptoms of tongue cancer? After our investigation, we found that even if people often have oral ulcers, they don’t realize whether they have tongue cancer. In fact, repeated oral ulcers are one of the most obvious symptoms of tongue cancer, but what are the most obvious symptoms that can help people determine whether they have tongue cancer?

1. Sudden appearance of mucosal erythema, edema, erosion, white spots and fissures, flat tongue lichen, protrusions and granular granulations in the oral cavity. Although there is no obvious discomfort, after 2 to 4 weeks of treatment, the symptoms not only fail to heal, but slowly spread and increase in size.

2. Sudden loosening and falling of teeth, poor bite when chewing food, discomfort of dentures for those with dentures, numbness and pain in the mouth and pharynx, and no improvement after general symptomatic treatment.

3. Long-term unhealed ulcers appear on the oral mucosa, and the mucosa becomes pale and dull, similar to leukoplakia, and fibrous nodules occur under the mucosa.

4. Localized thickening and scaling of the lip vermilion mucosa, accompanied by grayish-white keratotic plaques.

5. There are multiple unexplained bleeding in the mouth and difficulty opening and closing the mouth.

6. Sudden onset of increased salivation, drooling, bloody nasal discharge, choking sensation when swallowing, maxillofacial lumps and swollen lymph nodes, which persist and even gradually worsen.

7. Sudden restriction of tongue movement, slurred speech, and pain when speaking and swallowing.

8. Although some protrusions and growths in the oral cavity are benign lesions, such as papilloma, hyperplasia caused by denture stimulation, purulent granuloma, etc., a few have been proven to be squamous cell carcinoma by pathological histology, which should also arouse vigilance.

Tongue cancer is the most common oral cancer. According to statistics, there were 551 cases of tongue cancer, ranking first. More than 85% of tongue cancers occur in the tongue, and most occur in the lateral edge of the middle 1/3 of the tongue. Most are squamous cell carcinomas; a few are adenocarcinomas, lymphoepithelial carcinomas or undifferentiated carcinomas. Early filling, the residual crowns and roots that can be repaired and used should be handled in time to restore the normal anatomical shape of the teeth as soon as possible; this can reduce the incidence of tongue cancer from the root.