Advanced Carcinoma of Tongue in a 38-Year-Old Female: A Case Report

Sachin S Kadam, Akshay Deshpande, Smita Sonawane and Tejaswini Kadam

Department of Surgical Oncology, Vedant Cancer & Multi Specialty Hospital, India Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vedant Cancer & Multi Specialty Hospital, India Department of Pathology, Radiance Diagnostic Centre, India Department of Ophthalmology, Conwest & Jain Super Specialty Eye Hospital, India

^*Correspondance to: Sachin S Kadam 

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Abstract:

Introduction: The most frequent intra oral head and neck cancer is the Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue. The incidence of SCC of tongue before 60 years is very rare. The incidence of SCC of tongue before the age of 35 is around only 2% and the same is around 7% before the age of 45. SCC of tongue is diagnosed at the median age of 61 years. It is most commonly found in males as compared with females around the world. But from the recent literature of European studies over the last decade has shown an increasing trend of SCC of tongue in females. Most of the times this disease presents in advanced stage where the treatment gets complicated and survival is less. Very few cases of SCC of tongue have been reported before the age of 60 years. We have presented a rare case of SCC of tongue in a 38 year old female. She had an addiction of using Masheri for the last 18 years. Masheri is a smokeless tobacco (i.e. burnt tobacco or pyrolysed tobacco) and it is commonly used in Urban Indian women to clean the teeth. Conclusion: Our case is very rare case of advanced carcinoma of tongue in a 38 year old female. As there is an increasing trend of prevalence of SCC of tongue, measures should be taken to plan and implement tobacco and alcohol abuse cessation programs.

Keywords:

Squamous; Tongue; Carcinoma

Cite the Article:

Kadam SS, Deshpande A, Sonawane S, Kadam T. Advanced Carcinoma of Tongue in a 38-Year-Old Female: A Case Report. Clin Oncol. 2020; 5: 1723.