Tongue Cancer: Causes, Types, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

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What Are the Stages of Tongue Cancer?

As mentioned already, identifying tongue cancer stages and treatment can be helpful for the patients and their future. Doctors and healthcare professionals classify different tongue cancer stages based on their spread in the body cells.

There are usually 4 stages, denoted by numbers 1-4 or 0-3, revealing the severity of cancer. Classification of tongue cancer stages is represented with letters and numbers. The letter T, for instance, indicates Tumour, while N indicates Neck lymph nodes.

Stage	Severity	Description
T	0	No evidence of Tumour(primary)
T	1	Tumour found is 2cm or less
T	2	Tumour found is 2cm or less with DOI more than 5mm
T	3	Tumour found is more than 2cm but less than 4cm with DOI (depth of invasion) more than 10mm
T	4	Tumour more than 4cm and DOI more than 10mm
N	0	No regional nodes found
N	1	3cm or less metastasis in lymph nodes
N	2	Metastasis more than 3cm but less than 6cm in lymph nodes
N	3	Metastasis more than 6cm and negative ENE (negative extranodal extension)

Tongue Cancer- Symptoms, Causes, Stages & Treatment

What Is Tongue Cancer?

What Are the Symptoms of Tongue Cancer?

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What Causes Tongue Cancer?

What Are the Stages of Tongue Cancer?

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✓ Is tongue cancer curable?

✓ Where does tongue cancer usually start?

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