Neoplastic Process
tongue carcinoma
tongue car·ci·no·ma
Definitions related to tongue carcinoma:
  • (tongue cancer) Cancer that begins in the tongue. When the cancer begins in the front two-thirds of the tongue, it is considered to be a type of oral cavity cancer; when the cancer begins in the back third of the tongue, it is considered to be a type of oropharyngeal or throat cancer.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A malignant tumor arising from the epithelium that covers the tongue. The vast majority of tongue carcinomas are moderately or poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinomas.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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