Tongue Transplant

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Tongue Transplant

The first recipient of such a transplant had tongue cancer, which made it impossible for him to speak, swallow, or open his mouth; the organ came from a brain-dead donor. The success was short-lived; the cancer recurred and the patient died 13 months after surgery

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No references found			SURGEONS have successfully carried out the world's first face, jaw and tongue transplant. FACE OP WONDER by The Mirror (London, England) A 42-year-old man who had a malignant tumor on his tongue and jaw becomes the world's first tongue transplant recipient. Money's increasing role in attracting more donors, new transplant ... by Warren, Jim / Transplant News A 42-year-old Austrian man with a malignant tumor of the tongue reportedly became the first human tongue transplant recipient. Tongue-tied by Berger, Joanne M. / Internal Medicine News			tomia Tomlin tomo- tomogram tomograph tomographic DSA tomography ton ton(o)- ton- tonaphasia tone tone deafness tone decay test Tonegawa tongs tongue tongue crib tongue depressor tongue deviation Tongue Diagnosis tongue inflammation Tongue Scraping tongue thrust tongue tie Tongue Transplant Tongue Worm tongue-retaining device tongue-swallowing tongue-thrust swallow tongue-tie tonguetie tonic tonic bite tonic contraction tonic convulsion tonic epilepsy tonic labyrinthine reflex tonic neck reflex tonic pupil tonic spasm tonic-clonic tonic-clonic seizure tonicity tonicoclonic Tonification tonin tonitrophobia tonka bean Tonkinese tonnabossie			tongue protrusion tongue protrusion Tongue River Tongue River Reservoir State Park tongue rolling tongue rolling tongue rolling tongue room tongue room tongue room tongue root tongue root tongue root tongue root Tongue scraper Tongue scraper Tongue scraper Tongue scraping Tongue Smart Kids tongue space tongue space tongue space Tongue tennis tongue thrust tongue thrust tongue thrust Tongue thrusting tongue tie tongue tie tongue tie Tongue Transplant tongue twister Tongue twisters tongue vice tongue vice tongue vice Tongue Weight tongue worm tongue worm tongue worm tongue worms tongue worms tongue worms Tongue wrestling tongue, extrinsic muscle tongue, intrinsic muscle tongue-and-dart molding Tongue-and-groove Tongue-and-groove tongue-and-groove boards tongue-and-groove boards tongue-and-groove joint tongue-and-groove joint tongue-and-groove material tongue-and-lip joint tongue-fish tongue-flower tongue-in-cheek tongue-in-cheek tongue-in-cheek tongue-lash

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