The tongue and floor of the mouth represents an anatomically small compartment within the head and neck, but it is a complex collision of tissue types and function. This area is perhaps often overlooked in the hierarchy of importance due to the concealment of the overlying lips and maxillomandib...
Carcinoma of the tongue and floor of the mouth is one of the more aggressive oral cancers. The tumor has a tendency to spread locally as well to the lymph nodes and to the distant parts of the body. These characteristics make treatment of this tumor tricky. The tongue has a unique anatom...
Carcinoma of the oral tongue and floor of mouth: fifteen years experience with ac- celerator therapy. Cancer 1975; 35:1517-1524.Gilbert EH, Goffinet DR, Bagshaw MA (1975) Carcinoma of the oral tongue and floor of mouth: 15 years experience with linear accelerator therapy. Cancer 35:...
The sense of taste is closely linked to smell; however, taste buds possess sensory receptors or chemoreceptors. Chemoreceptors are found in the tongue's papillae and are also present in the epithelia of the tongue. When tasting, the chemicals which enter the pores stimulate the sensory ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the value of MR imaging for the demonstration of masses in the tongue and floor of the mouth. Nine patients were prospectively examined with MR imaging after physical examination. Imaging protocol included T2 and contrast-enhanced and non-contrast-enhanced...
CASE OF SCALD OF THE TONGUE AND FLOOR OF THE MOUTH BY THE BURSTING OF A ROAST CHESTNUT. Author links open overlay panelP.J.ThomsonL.R.C.P. LOND., M.R.C.S.Show more Share Cite https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(02)26735-5Get rights and contentPrevious article in issue Next ...
Case 1: This report deals with a case of well-differentiated liposarcoma (WHO classification) of the floor of the mouth in a 62-year-old man, completely excised under local anesthesia. on February 3, 1986. Case 2: A 52-year-old man presented with a swelling on the right side of the...
Wallwork, Floor of mouth and tongue metastasis from malignant pleural mesothelioma, ANZ J. Surg. 80 (7e8) (2010) 556e558. Epub 2010/08/28.Kirke D, Horwood K, Wallwork B. Floor of mouth and tongue metastasis from malignant pleural mesothelioma. ANZ J Surg. 2010;80:556-8....
Mouth neoplasmsNeoplasm stagingAlcoholismSmokingSmoking and alcoholism are recognized factors associated with the prevalence of oral cancer. However, the role of these habits on the severity of lesions still needs to be elucidated. To evaluate the...
To define MR accuracy in the evaluation of the T stages of tumors of the tongue and floor of the mouth. Fifty-two patients affected by squamous cell carcinoma were studied with a superconductive system at 1.5 T. The study was performed with spin-echo T1- and T2-weighted images before contr...