squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue

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Etiology

verrucous carcinoma (variant of squamous cell carcinoma)
- grows slowly
- locally destructive
- rarely metastasizes

methotrexate to reduce the size of the tumor prior to surgical excision (case report)^[1]
prognosis: 5-year survival is 50%^[2]

↑ ^{Jump up to: 1.0} ^1.1 Hassona Y, Scully C Images in clinical medicine. Verrucous tongue lesion. N Engl J Med 2015; 372:2049. May 21, 2015 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25992749 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1408030
↑ ^{Jump up to: 2.0} ^2.1 Albuquerque RP, Richards A. IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE. Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue. N Engl J Med. 2016 Jun 23;374(25):e32. <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27332922 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1513456