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Tongue cancer chest x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no x-ray findings associated with tongue cancer. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the evaluation of metastases to the lungs and mandible.
X Ray
X Ray
- There are no x-ray findings associated with tongue cancer. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the evaluation of metastases to the lungs and mandible.
- Periapical dental films are needed for detecting minimal invasion of the mandible.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Shaha AR (1991). “Preoperative evaluation of the mandible in patients with carcinoma of the floor of mouth”. Head Neck. 13 (5): 398–402. PMID 1938355.
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