title: Childhood tongue squamous cell carcinoma.
abstract: Tongue squamous cell carcinoma is a very rare disease in children with only a few cases reported in the literature. A case of 15 year old female tongue squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with review of reported cases is presented. Pediatricians and family physicians should also be aware of the possibility of this disease entity occurring at an earlier age to decrease delay in diagnosis and initiation of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Cancer Surgery, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Iraj
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Harirchi
authors.forename: Sayyedmohammadreza
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hakimian
authors.forename: Sayyedmortaza
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiamoosavi
authors.forename: Habibollah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mahmoodzadeh
keywords: Cancer; Childhood; Head and Neck; Malignancy; Oral Cavity; Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Tongue