A woman in her 20s who had her tongue partially resected due to oral cancer, you can't ignore this in her mouth
Apr 29, 2025
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Jessica Tarden-Lowell (23) in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, found an ulcer under her tongue in May last year, according to local media Daily Mail.
She took it lightly as a sign of fatigue.
However, shortly afterwards, while yawning or eating, the ulcer area was so painful that I almost cried.
She turned red, and there were white bumps around it"I could see that the disease was getting worse and worse."
When she visited the local clinic, she was told that it was better to go to a large hospital.
As a result of a biopsy of anxiety in August last year, he was diagnosed with 'squamous cell carcinoma', a type of oral cancer that begins in skin cells.
Squamous cell carcinoma accounts for more than 90% of oral cancers and is most common on the skin as a malignant tumor that develops in areas with stratified squamous epithelium such as skin, lips, mouth, esophagus, bladder, prostate, lung, vagina, and cervix.
"I felt like I was slapped.""She had a tumor removed from her mouth and had a free flap.
A glass flap is a reconstructive surgery in which tissue (skin, muscle, fat, bone, etc.) is removed from one part of the body and transplanted to another part.
When part of the tongue was excised due to tumor removal, the forearm skin measuring 5cm wide and 15cm long was removed and replaced.
After the operation, she had to eat soft food for two months while getting used to 'new tongue'.
A wider variety of foods are available now, but certain foods still have difficulties, such as 'stick to the roof of your mouth' chocolate.
She had to get used to the new tongue, and it took months to speak with it"Only recently did my acquaintances say that they could hear the pronunciation similar to before"
"It is unlikely that lifestyle habits such as e-cigarettes, smoking and drinking caused cancer," the doctor said. "Even if you were a serious alcoholic or smoker, it is uncommon for oral cancer to develop in your 20s."
Having recently confirmed that there has been no recurrence of cancer, she added "If you have an ulcer in your mouth for two weeks, hurry up and get tested "If I had gone to the hospital earlier, I wouldn't have had so many tongues removed"
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
