Lingual cancer in an Alzheimer patient
Keywords:
Oral cancer, lingual cancer, Alzheimer diseaseAbstract
Oral cancer at world level is considered as one of the more incident in head andneck and the tongue is the more frequent topographical location. The main risk
factors are the smoking, alcoholism, inheritance and a poor oral hygiene. The case
of an Alzheimer male patient aged 64 with smoking, alcoholism and a poor oral
hygiene and a lingual squamocellular carcinoma with metastatic cervical
adenopathies. Diagnosis was confirmed by histology. A total glossectomy was
carried out and later cervical radiotherapy was applied. Relate were instructed on a
better oral hygiene of patient and nowadays is under medical control. Although it is
impossible to assure that appearance and development of oral cancer in this
patients were provoked by the Alzheimer' disease or to other risks factors if we
take into account the possibility that this neurologic illness becomes a risk factor.
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