A Case of Malignant Transformation of Oral Leukoplakia at the Dorsum of Tongue

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  • SUZUKI Taiki
    Department of Oral Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Dental College Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital
  • HAMADA Yuji
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital
  • TAKAHASHI Miho
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital
  • KARAKIDA Kazunari
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital
  • SAKAMOTO Haruo
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital

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  • 舌白板症より生じた舌背部扁平上皮癌の1例
  • 症例報告 舌白板症より生じた舌背部扁平上皮癌の1例
  • ショウレイ ホウコク ゼツ ハクバンショウ ヨリ ショウジタ ゼツ ハイブ ヘンペイ ジョウヒ ガン ノ 1レイ

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Abstract

A tongue cancer of the dorsum of tongue is very rare. Although there is some case reports that malignant transformation from median rhomboid glossitis, report of malignant transformation of the dorsum leukoplakia is very rare.<br>We report a case of malignant transformation of oral leukoplakia at the dorsum of tongue.<br>A 41-year-old Japanese man was referred to our hospital with the chief complaint of white spot lesion at the dorsum of tongue. The primary pathology diagnosis was hyperkeratosis. So we started follow-up him, but he stopped going to our hospital.<br>And he was referred to the increase of the dorsum mass for main complaint again five years later. The secondary pathology diagnosis was squamous cell carcinoma.<br>We must follow-up in consideration of malignant transformation, If there are Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders at the dorsum of tongue such as a white lesions, glossitis, red lesions.

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