A 59-year-old woman has discomfort in the posterior part of her tongue. A biopsy confirms that the lesion is a carcinoma. What is true in carcinoma of the posterior third of the tongue?
Correct Answer: Lymph gland spread is often encountered.
Description: Carcinoma of the posterior third of the tongue is often detected late and carries a worse prognosis. Posterior-third tongue tumors are also called lymphoepitheliomas. These lesions can be poorly differentiated.
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