Squamous cell carcinoma initially occurring on the tongue dorsum: a case series report with molecular analysis

• Main Authors: Sawako Ono (Author), Katsutoshi Hirose (Author), Shintaro Sukegawa (Author), Kyoichi Obata (Author), Masanori Masui (Author), Kazuaki Hasegawa (Author), Ai Fujimura (Author), Katsumitsu Shimada (Author), Satoko Nakamura (Author), Akari Teramoto (Author), Yumiko Hori (Author), Eiichi Morii (Author), Daisuke Motooka (Author), Takuro Igawa (Author), Takehiro Tanaka (Author), Hitoshi Nagatsuka (Author), Satoru Toyosawa (Author), Hidetaka Yamamoto (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the dorsum of the tongue is extremely rare, and it clinically resembles various benign lesions. Somatic mutations in TP53 and some driver genes were implicated in the development of SCC; however, the somatic genetic characteristics of dorsal tongu...