Lung metastasis of tongue cancer?

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Cancer is a very difficult disease with high incidence in local society. Although the modern medical technology has been very advanced, many diseases have found solutions. In recent years, great breakthroughs have been made in the treatment of cancer. However, it is a pity that there is no better treatment for patients with advanced cancer metastasis. Many patients with advanced cancer spend money to be punished, and then they are finally taken away by the disease. The most terrible thing about cancer is metastasis. So what are the symptoms of tongue cancer after metastasis!

Lung metastasis of tongue cancer?

Tongue cancer is a kind of oral cancer. Although the incidence rate is not very high in China, it probably accounts for about 5% of malignant tumors. But the malignant degree of tongue cancer is very high. Tumor metastasis often occurs earlier. Metastasis of cancer cells to different parts of the body will have different clinical manifestations.

The first metastasis site of tongue cancer is adjacent lymph nodes. Lymph node enlargement can occur. And the base of the tongue will be swollen and painful, especially severe, even involving the whole face. The tongue can become stiff, limited in movement, difficult to chew, swallow, or even speak.

Tongue cancer may also have distant metastasis. The most common biochemical distant metastasis is lung metastasis. In the lung formation of new cancer lesions, after lung metastasis may produce pleural effusion, also can produce varying degrees of chest pain and chest tightness.

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From the clinical point of view, the prognosis of tongue cancer is not particularly good, this is mainly because tongue cancer is still in the early stage when there may be metastasis and spread. So when oral problems must be timely to the hospital for examination, early diagnosis and early treatment.