The rising Incidence of Tongue Cancer in Women.

Rodrigo Arrangoiz MS, MD, FACS, FSSO

Most patients with cancer in the oral cavity are men, although the incidence of tongue cancer in women in the United States has progressively increased from 15% in the years 1927 – 1934 to 47% in the years 1988 – 1997.

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Excerpt From: Jatin P. Shah, Snehal G. Patel & Bhuvanesh Singh. “Jatin Shah’s Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology.” iBooks. https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/jatin-shahs-head-and-neck-surgery-and-oncology/id535088692?mt=11

In the Western world, the tongue and floor of the mouth are the most common sites of origin for primary squamous cell carcinomas in the oral cavity.

  • However, the retromolar trigone and buccal mucosa are the most frequently encountered primary sites in areas of the world where the chewing of tobacco and/or betel nuts is common.

 

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Rodrigo Arrangoiz MS, MD, FACS, FSSO
Cirugía General y Gastrointestinal
Michigan State University
Cirugía Oncológica
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Tumores de Cabeza y Cuello / Cirugía Endocrina
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Tumores de Cabeza y Cuello / Cirugía Endocrina
IFHNOS / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Maestría en Ciencias de Investigación
Drexel University
Certificado por el Colegio Americano de Cirugía
Fellow del Colegio Americano de Cirugía
Fellow de la Society of Surgical Oncology
www.Arrangoizmd.com
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Published by Rodrigo Arrangoiz MS, MD, FACS, FSSO

My name is Rodrigo Arrangoiz I am a breast surgeon/ thyroid surgeon / parathyroid surgeon / head and neck surgeon / surgical oncologist that works at Center for Advanced Surgical Oncology in Miami, Florida. I was trained as a surgeon at Michigan State University from (2005 to 2010) where I was a chief resident in 2010. My surgical oncology and head and neck training was performed at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia from 2010 to 2012. At the same time I underwent a masters in science (Clinical research for health professionals) at the University of Drexel. Through the International Federation of Head and Neck Societies / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center I performed a two year head and neck surgery and oncology / endocrine fellowship that ended in 2016. Mi nombre es Rodrigo Arrangoiz, soy cirujano oncólogo / cirujano de tumores de cabeza y cuello / cirujano endocrino que trabaja Center for Advanced Surgical Oncology en Miami, Florida. Fui entrenado como cirujano en Michigan State University (2005 a 2010 ) donde fui jefe de residentes en 2010. Mi formación en oncología quirúrgica y e n tumores de cabeza y cuello se realizó en el Fox Chase Cancer Center en Filadelfia de 2010 a 2012. Al mismo tiempo, me sometí a una maestría en ciencias (investigación clínica para profesionales de la salud) en la Universidad de Drexel. A través de la Federación Internacional de Sociedades de Cabeza y Cuello / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center realicé una sub especialidad en cirugía de cabeza y cuello / cirugia endocrina de dos años que terminó en 2016.

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