Open AccessTongue swelling as a manifestation of tongue metastasis from pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma: A case report
Author(s) -
Mengni Guo,
Anum Jalil,
Jie-Ying Liu,
Ruoyu Miao,
Tien Anh Tran,
Jian Guan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-4333
DOI - 10.5306/wjco.v12.i4.282
Subject(s) - medicine , tongue , sarcomatoid carcinoma , metastasis , tongue neoplasm , carcinoma , radiology , pathology , surgery , cancer
Sarcomatoid carcinoma is a rare subtype of non-small-cell lung cancer, commonly associated with locally advanced disease, early metastasis, and poor prognosis. Tongue metastasis from lung cancer is a rare condition that may occur in advanced stage of the disease.