What are the diagnostic criteria for tongue cancer?

What are the diagnostic criteria for tongue cancer? Tongue cancer is a type of cancer. Like other cancers, tongue cancer is characterized by its harmfulness. In addition, tongue cancer can deteriorate rapidly. If the best time for treatment is missed, the patient may lose his tongue and language function forever. So what kind of disease is tongue cancer? What are the diagnostic criteria for tongue cancer?

Tongue cancer is the most common oral cancer, and it is more common in men than in women. Most tongue cancers are squamous cell carcinomas, especially in the front 2/3 of the tongue. Adenocarcinomas are less common and are mostly located at the root of the tongue. Lymphoepithelial carcinoma and undifferentiated carcinoma may also occur at the root of the tongue. Tongue cancer mostly occurs at the edge of the tongue, followed by the tip, back and root of the tongue, and is often ulcerative or infiltrative. It is generally highly malignant, grows fast, and is highly invasive. It often affects the tongue muscles, resulting in limited tongue movement, making it difficult to speak, eat and swallow. Tongue cancer can invade the palatoglossal arch and tonsils posteriorly. In the late stage, tongue cancer can spread to the floor of the mouth and the jawbone, fixing the entire tongue.

Diagnosis of tongue cancer

The diagnosis of tongue cancer is generally easy, but we should be vigilant for early stage tongue cancer, especially the invasive type. Palpation is more important than inspection for the diagnosis of tongue cancer. Biopsy should be performed to confirm the diagnosis. According to data from my country, the 3-5 year survival rate of surgical treatment is generally above 60%; for T1 cases, it can reach above 90%.

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 effect of auxiliary Chinese medicine treatment is better. For example, auxiliary treatment with ginsenoside Rh2 with a content of more than 16% 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.