Tongue cancer
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Term | Tongue cancer |
Short definition | tongue cancer - (pronounced) (tung KAN-ser) Cancer that starts in the tongue. When the cancer starts in the front two-thirds of the tongue, it is considered a type of oral cancer; If the cancer starts in the back third of the tongue, it is considered a type of oropharyngeal or throat cancer |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
tongue cancer - (pronounced) (tung KAN-ser) Cancer that starts in the tongue. When the cancer starts in the front two-thirds of the tongue, it is considered a type of oral cancer; If the cancer starts in the back third of the tongue, it is considered a type of oropharyngeal or throat cancer
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Tongue cancer
- Wikipedia's article - Tongue cancer
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