What to do if tongue cancer recurs

Our life is very beautiful, but there will always be unsatisfactory things happening, and there will also be unbearable diseases. Tongue cancer is a very harmful disease, not only because it is a malignant tumor, but also because we often worry about recurrence. So, let's learn about what to do if tongue cancer recurs.

Most of the early symptoms of tongue cancer are not obvious. In the early stage, it manifests as small mucosal nodules, which gradually form obvious lumps and ulcers. When combined with infection, it causes severe pain, and there is a radiating sensation to the face and ears on the same side. When tongue cancer invades the floor of the mouth, tongue movement is restricted, the tongue is fixed, eating is difficult, and speech is unclear. Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue body is prone to occur in the middle 1/3 of the tongue edge, followed by the tongue belly and the northern part of the tongue. It can appear red and white, with a smooth or fine granular surface, and a few have ulcers; in the late stage, it can be cauliflower-shaped. The tongue body becomes hard. Symptoms of tongue cancer Symptoms of mid-stage tongue cancer: Symptoms of mid-stage colon cancer are between early symptoms and late symptoms, and generally develop progressively. Symptoms of late-stage tongue cancer: It can be seen at any age, more common in middle-aged and elderly people, and more common in men than in women. The most common site is the side edge of the tongue, followed by the tip of the tongue, the back of the tongue and the root of the tongue. Clinically, the ulcer type is more common. Palpation can reveal infiltrative nodules around the ulcer. When the tumor affects the deep muscles and lingual nerve, pain and tongue movement disorders may occur, affecting speech and swallowing functions. Advanced tongue cancer can invade the floor of the mouth, mandible, palatoglossal arch, and tonsils. The closer the lesion is to the root of the tongue, the higher the degree of malignancy. Because the tongue is active and has abundant lymphatic vessels and blood circulation, it is easy to metastasize to the lymph nodes at an early stage. Tongue cancer can metastasize to distant sites, most commonly the lungs.

1. It is more common on the edge of the tongue, followed by the tip, back and root of the tongue.

2. The local disease is ulcerative or infiltrative, grows fast, and in the later stage there are spontaneous pain, tenderness and radiating pain, tongue numbness, movement and swallowing disorders.

3. Chronic irritants can be found near tumors

4. In the early stage, enlarged lymph nodes in the neck can be felt.

It is recommended to use the latest biological cell immunotherapy for treatment. At present, in addition to traditional surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, biological cell immunity has become another emerging means of treatment. Biological immunotherapy after surgery can effectively improve the patient's survival rate and quality of life and prevent the spread and metastasis of cancer cells.

Did you receive any radiotherapy after the tongue cancer surgery? If the excised area is painful, to determine whether it is a recurrence, take some tissue and send it to the pathology department for examination and diagnosis, and carry out corresponding treatment according to the specific situation.