Induction chemotherapy for stage III/IV oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell cancers. Background: We have earlier shown an increase in the incidence of tonsillar cancer and the role of HPV as a risk ...

A 55-year-old male presented with a 4-cm carcinoma on the base of his tongue --identified as an adenocarcinoma by an outside hospital, and as a poorly differentiated carcinoma by our hospital -- and 2 ...

Tirapazamine, Cisplatin, and Radiation Versus Fluorouracil, Cisplatin, and Radiation in Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer: A Randomized Phase II Trial of the Trans-Tasman Radiation ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Objective To examine if survival has changed over the last 20 years in patients with base of tongue and tonsil cancers in the United States.

I had what I thought was a canker sore that didn't heal. It ended up being cancer. It was early January of 2014, when my oral surgeon told me that I had squamous cell carcinoma — base of tongue cancer ...

Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO More than 50% of people experience transient lingual papillitis, a benign form of tongue bumps.Stress and anxiety can cause tongue bumps by affecting your ...

Common tongue diseases and problems include canker sores, thrush, oral lichen planus, and tongue trauma. Other problems or conditions that can impact the tongue include tongue cancer, transient ...

A glossectomy is a type of surgery to remove problems from your tongue. The surgery takes out part or all of your tongue. It often treats tongue cancer, but it can also help with tongue pain, bleeding ...

or on the link below. The Oncology Grand Rounds series is designed to place original reports published in the Journal into clinical context. A case presentation is followed by a description of ...