Squamous cell carcinoma initially occurring on the tongue dorsum: a case series report with molecular analysis.

Sawako OnoKatsutoshi HiroseShintaro SukegawaKyoichi ObataMasanori MasuiKazuaki HasegawaAi FujimuraKatsumitsu ShimadaSatoko NakamuraAkari TeramotoYumiko HoriEiichi MoriiDaisuke MotookaTakuro IgawaTakehiro TanakaHitoshi NagatsukaSatoru ToyosawaHidetaka Yamamoto

Published in: Diagnostic pathology (2024)

We described four previously unreported genetic characteristics of dorsal tongue SCC. Somatic TP53 mutations may contribute to the development of a subset of dorsal tongue SCC; however, more cases with genetic analysis need to be accumulated.

Keyphrases

squamous cell carcinoma
spinal cord
neuropathic pain
copy number
genome wide
lymph node metastasis
radiation therapy
rectal cancer