What is it about biting the tongue to induce cancer? It's terrible that a simple mistake in life can induce cancer!
Although a third of the tongue has been cut off, for the patients in the stomatological medical center of Zhejiang University First Hospital, the degree of resection is lucky. It took him only one month to induce tongue cancer, which was too fast. "Said Zhu Huiyong, deputy director of the stomatological center of Zhejiang University First Hospital.
How did the little wound of biting the tongue 'evolve' into cancer?
It turned out that Lao Zheng's bad habits were 'linked up',
Push the little wound to the side of the cancer.
A month ago, Lao Zheng accidentally bit the left part of the tongue. The bite of ordinary people may be a shallow little mouth. But Lao Zheng's bite directly bit the blood out, and the wound was a little deep.
"On the left side of Lao Zheng's mouth, several teeth fell from the lower row. "Zhu Huiyong, chief physician, said that the teeth that had fallen off early led to physiological changes in Lao Zheng's mouth, the upper teeth became longer, and the tongue near this side also became larger.
This kind of physiological structure makes the wound deeper than ordinary people.
One of the reasons why the lower teeth fell off was that Lao Zheng's oral hygiene was very poor, almost every tooth turned yellow and gray, and the upper teeth, as the culprit, also had obvious tartar stains.
So the tumor cells are activated.
Next, it's alcohol. Lao Zheng is an "old alcoholic". In his life of more than 40 years, he has been drinking 3 liang of white wine every day. He knows how good his liquor is.
Alcohol 'ravages' the weak mucous membrane at the damaged part of the tongue. The role of alcohol is to accelerate the development of tumor cells. From the perspective of Lao Zheng, an ulcer grows on the bitten tongue, but the ulcer is never better. It hurts when touched. It's hard for nearly a month. He has to go to the hospital for help.
Qingtian County People's Hospital made a biopsy for Lao Zheng and confirmed the highly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Soon, he was referred to the first hospital of Zhejiang University.
The bad oral environment led to deeper wounds and the awakening of cancer cells. With the effect of alcohol, cancer cells grew rapidly. Fortunately, they did not metastasize early.
After cutting off one third of the tongue, Zhu Huiyong, chief physician, took a 'sternocleidomastoid myocutaneous flap' of Lao Zheng and filled it into his tongue, which 'filled up the integrity of the tongue, but the function of speaking and swallowing was affected. '
Zhu Huiyong, chief physician:
In China, oral cancer is the 12th most common cancer. Among the patients with oral cancer in the first hospital of Zhejiang University, 40% are patients with tongue cancer. Fortunately, tongue cancer is not as hidden as lung cancer and liver cancer. We just need to pay attention to our own oral ulcer. "Ordinary ulcer can recover itself in a week or so. If it doesn't get better in half a month to a month, it's better to find an expert of Stomatology. '
First of all, we should pay attention to the oral hygiene. Bad hygiene habits will create conditions for bacteria or mold to grow in the oral cavity, thus contributing to the occurrence of tongue cancer.
Secondly, if the oral and lingual mucosa is long-term stimulated by the residual roots or crowns, sharp teeth tips, it will also produce chronic inflammation and even cancer, leading to the occurrence of tongue cancer. Therefore, if there are residual roots or sharp tips in the teeth, it is recommended to find a professional dentist for treatment and grinding.
In addition, if the ulcer on the edge of tongue, tip of tongue and other parts can not be healed after treatment for more than one month, it is necessary to guard against the risk of canceration, and pathological examination is needed.