DIAGNOSIS
Diagnosis of tongue cancer is done by obtaining a medical history and doing a physical exam. A biopsy may be done on the tongue mass. Blood tests may be obtain to rule out other metabolic problems and imaging tests such as x-ray, CT scan or MRI may be done to assess the extent of the malignancy.
TREATMENT
Doctors will work with you to figure out which medications will best meet your objectives. Your choices for tongue cancer treatment rely upon the type of tongue tumor you have, its area and its stage. Your doctor additionally considers your plans and attempts to make a customized plan that is best for your case.
Tongue cancer medications can possibly affect your talking and gulping, so your doctor may give medicines that will enable you to keep up with your daily functioning.
Surgery may be done in the form of transoral surgery, transoral robotic surgery, open surgery, sentinel node biopsy and reconstructive surgery.
Radiation therapy may also be given for early or advanced tongue cancer.
Chemotherapy may be done as well as targeted therapy.