Oral tongue melanoma
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Oral Tongue Cancer
The anterior two thirds of the tongue lie in the oral cavity (mobile tongue). The posterior third (base of tongue) is in the oropharynx and the junction between the two is at the insertion of the anterior faucial pillar and the line of the circumvallate papillae. Eighty-five per cent of tumours arise on the lateral border of the oral tongue, 10 to 15% on the ventral surface and 5% or less from ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0929-6646
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2013.09.011