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Rare Case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Midline Dorsum of Tongue: Diagnostic and Management Dilemma

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Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common carcinoma of the tongue. However, the majority of carcinoma originates in the lateral border of the tongue and midline dorsum only represents about 2–5% of tongue cancer patients. We present a rare case of squamous cell carcinoma in a 59 years old male patient originating in the midline dorsum of tongue and the management dilemma.

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  1. Department of Surgical Oncology , Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences , Dehra Dun, India

    Vinay Ganganna, Sourabh Nandi, Sunil Saini & Anshika Arora

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Ganganna, V., Nandi, S., Saini, S. et al. Rare Case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Midline Dorsum of Tongue: Diagnostic and Management Dilemma. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 76, 1121–1122 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-023-04149-7

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