When dealing with tongue cancer, you may undergo a primary surgical treatment called a glossectomy, which is the removal of all or part of the tongue. A glossectomy is typically performed for the treatment of malignant and pre-malignant tongue lesions. How extensive and complicated the surgery is depends on the location of the tumors on the tongue and the extent of the lesions.


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