tongue cancers - Analytic study about 125 cases

In Tunisia the tongue malignant tumors have a frequency of 35% of the totality of oral cavity tumors. Their frequency is 5.7% of the aerodigestif tumors. Their detection depends usually on dentist observation that is consulted in first intention. The authors report a retrospective study of 125 tongue malignant tumors cases treated in the institute of carcinology of Tunisia. The study has revealed: the consultation motif often belated, the risk factors, the localisation, ganglionic invasion, the therapeutic modalities and survival prognosis