Recent Advance on Examination Methods of Invasion Depth of Early Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma

doi:10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2023.06.004

Abstract

Abstract: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a common malignancy of the oral and maxillofacial region. The 8th edition Cancer Staging Manual of American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) refines the T categorization of oral cancer by incorporating the depth of invasion. The implementation of neck dissection is determined by the precise depth of invasion before surgery, and it is also beneficial to the evaluation of prognosis. This review summarizes the methods of histopathology, intraoral ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging to measure the depth of invasion of OSCC in recent years.

Key words: oral squamous cell carcinoma, depth of invasion, histopathology, intraoral ultrasonography, CT, MRI

CHEN Zhuoxuan, CHEN Linlin. Recent Advance on Examination Methods of Invasion Depth of Early Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma[J]. Journal of Oral Science Research, 2023, 39(6): 487-490.

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