What are the examination items for tongue cancer

What are the examination items for tongue cancer? In life, we are inevitably troubled by diseases, and you may not know much about tongue cancer because it is not very common in life. However, the number of patients with tongue cancer has increased a lot. In order to let everyone know more common sense about tongue cancer, the following article will introduce the examination items for tongue cancer.

Tongue cancer is a common malignant tumor in the oral and maxillofacial region. It is more common in men than in women. Most cases are squamous cell carcinomas, especially in the front 2/3 of the tongue. Adenocarcinomas are relatively rare and are mostly located at the root of the tongue. Lymphoepithelial carcinoma and undifferentiated carcinomas can sometimes occur at the root of the tongue. So, what are the examination items for tongue cancer?

Tongue cancer examination items:

1. Imaging examinations such as X-rays, tomography and CT are of diagnostic value in determining the extent of tongue cancer invasion.

2. Pathological cytology examination Exfoliative cytology examination confirms that it is cancer cell, which is helpful for the diagnosis of this disease. More than 95% of tongue cancers are squamous cell carcinomas, while adenocarcinomas from salivary glands are rare; and the proportion of adenocarcinomas in tongue root cancer can be as high as more than 30%. If the submandibular and cervical lymph nodes are swollen, a biopsy can be performed to confirm whether there is metastasis.

3. Cervical lymph node biopsy Tongue cancer often metastasizes to the cervical lymph nodes, especially under the digastric muscle and submandibular. The neck should be carefully examined and a cervical lymph node biopsy should be performed when necessary, which is of certain significance in the diagnosis and staging of the disease.

During the treatment, the patient can also sit for a while after meals or take a slow walk every day to increase the patient's appetite, thereby increasing the patient's body resistance. To improve the long-term efficacy of tongue cancer, early detection, early diagnosis, early treatment, and regular follow-up are necessary. If surgery is possible, it is better to have surgery as soon as possible. The treatment effect of auxiliary Chinese medicine is better, which can improve the success rate of surgery, control the development of the disease, eliminate residual cancer cells after surgery, improve people's immunity, appetite, sleep, and quality of life.

The above is the specific content of the examination items for tongue cancer. I hope it can be helpful to everyone and wish you good health.