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Is Shortness Of Breath A Symptom Of Tongue Cancer?
Question: Does tongue cancer cause shortness of breath?
Brief Answer:
Unlikely due to tongue cancer
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking
I read your question and i understand your concern. Shortness of breath is a symptom of either a failing heart or a compromised lung. In tongue cancer shortness of breath is unlikely but possible.Tongue cancer may involve local airway obstruction or distant metastasis to lungs. But that is highly unlikely.
Your history of diuretics use points towards either a heart failure or a hypertensive lung also called pulmonary hypertension.
Nutshell shortness of breath is more likely due to heart or lungs problem and less likely due to tongue cancer. It needs complete clinical correlation and management to sort it out.
I hope it helps. Take good care of yourself and dont forget to close the discussion please.
Regards XXXXXXX
Unlikely due to tongue cancer
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking
I read your question and i understand your concern. Shortness of breath is a symptom of either a failing heart or a compromised lung. In tongue cancer shortness of breath is unlikely but possible.Tongue cancer may involve local airway obstruction or distant metastasis to lungs. But that is highly unlikely.
Your history of diuretics use points towards either a heart failure or a hypertensive lung also called pulmonary hypertension.
Nutshell shortness of breath is more likely due to heart or lungs problem and less likely due to tongue cancer. It needs complete clinical correlation and management to sort it out.
I hope it helps. Take good care of yourself and dont forget to close the discussion please.
Regards XXXXXXX
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