title: Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue Dorsum: Incidence and Treatment Considerations.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue is the most common oral cancer. Most cases occur on the lateral border of the tongue and only very rarely on the dorsum. We retrospectively investigated the incidence of SCC of the tongue dorsum in our department between April 2006 and March 2015. Of the 368 patients with tongue cancer, only 3 had SCC of the tongue dorsum (incidence, 0.8 %). All patients with advanced cancer of the tongue dorsum underwent superselective intra-arterial chemoradiotherapy for organ preservation. We discuss the present findings in relation to past case reports and series in the English language literature as well as discuss treatments for SCC of the tongue dorsum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004 Japan.
authors.forename: Makiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004 Japan.
authors.forename: Toshinori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwai
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004 Japan.
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004 Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004 Japan.
authors.forename: Senri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oguri
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004 Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirota
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004 Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mitsudo
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004 Japan.
authors.forename: Iwai
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tohnai
keywords: Chemoradiotherapy; Incidence; Squamous cell carcinoma; Tongue dorsum; Treatment