Squamous cell carcinoma and piercing of the tongue - A case report

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• 作者：Peter Stanko^a ; ^{pstanko@ousa.sk} ; Dusan Poruban^a ; Jozef Mracna^a ; Dusan Holly^a ; Branislav Janicek^a ; Zuzana Pinakova^b ; Miriam Porubska^c ; Stefan Galbavy^d
• 关键词：Tongue piercing ; Complications ; Squamous cell carcinoma
• 刊名：Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：166_10105182
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：June, 2012
• 卷：40
• 期：4
• 页码：329-331
• 文件大小：296 K

摘要

Tongue piercings can be associated with local and systemic complications. Local complications occur frequently immediately after the surgery but also long-term local effects can cause problems such as speech and swallowing difficulties. Aspiration, transmission of infectious diseases, hypersensitivity reaction belong to the systemic complications. In the presented paper an unusual case of cancer development in a 26-year-old man who had a metal piercing inserted for 5 years in the right anterior third of the tongue. Despite of intense concommitant chemoradiotherapy the patient died 18 months from the first symptoms. In prevention of various complications it would be the best solution spread information about the risks of the tongue piercing especially within teenage population.