What are the various diagnostic methods for tongue cancer?

Cancer is a serious disease that endangers human health. There are many types of cancer, and tongue cancer is one of them. The occurrence of tongue cancer is relatively harmful to patients. Because people are relatively unfamiliar with this disease, there are not many patients who can detect and treat it in time, which seriously delays the precious treatment time of patients. So how to diagnose tongue cancer? What are the various diagnostic methods for tongue cancer?

What is the diagnostic method for tongue cancer?

1. It often occurs in the middle 1/3 of the lateral edge of the tongue, and manifests as ulcers or infiltrates.

2. There are often chronic irritation factors in the corresponding part of the tumor, such as residual roots, residual crowns or poor restorations; there may also be precancerous lesions such as white spots.

3. The pain is obvious and may radiate to the ear, temporal area and half of the head and face.

4. When the tumor infiltrates the lingual nerve and hypoglossal nerve, there may be tongue numbness and tongue movement disorders, and difficulties in speaking, eating and swallowing.

5. Lymph node metastasis is more frequent and occurs earlier, with the deep cervical lymph nodes being the most common. Distant metastasis may also occur, with the lungs being the most common.

6. Generally, tongue cancer invading the floor of the mouth and mouth floor cancer invading the tongue can be distinguished based on medical history.

Therefore, 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, surgery should be performed as soon as possible. The therapeutic effect of auxiliary Chinese medicine 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 progression of the disease, eliminate residual cancer cells after surgery, improve people's immunity, appetite, sleep, and quality of life.