Duarte, Luiz Claudio PiresTeixeira, KarlayleDias, Barbara Magalhaes FigueiredoFonseca, Felipe PaivaTravassos, Denise VieiraSmit, ChaneDe Castro, Mauricio Augusto AquinoSampaio, Aline Araujo2025-07-102025-07-102024-02Duarte, L.C.P., Teixeira, K., Dias, B.M.F. et al. 2025, 'Ultrasonography use for tongue cancer management : a scoping review', Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 107-113, doi : 10.1111/jop.13515.0904-2512 (print)1600-0714 (online)10.1111/jop.13515http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103295DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : Full data is available in Table S1. SUPPORTING INFORMATION : TABLE S1. Detailed results obtained during this scoping review. FILE S1. Full reference list.BACKGROUND : Tongue cancer is associated with debilitating diseases and poor prognostic outcomes. The use of imaging techniques like ultrasonography to assist in the clinical management of affected patients is desirable, but its reliability remains debatable. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the importance of ultrasound use for the clinicopathological management of tongue cancer. METHODS : A scoping review was carried out using specific search strategies in the following electronic databases: PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Collected data included bibliographical information, study design, ultrasound equipment, the aim of the ultrasonography use, the timing of ultrasound use during oncological treatment (pre-, trans-, and/or post-operatively), and the advantages and disadvantages of the use of the ultrasound. RESULTS : A total of 47 studies were included in this review after following the selection process. The majority of the studies investigated the use of ultrasound pre-operatively for the investigation of lymph node metastases or to determine the tumor thickness and depth of invasion. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of ultrasound to determine clinical lymph node metastases ranged from 47% to 87.2%, from 84.3% to 95.8%, and from 70% to 86.2%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity to determine the microscopic depth of invasion were 92.3% and from 70.6% to 82.1%, respectively. CONCLUSION : Ultrasonography seems to be a reliable imaging technique for the investigation of important prognostic parameters for tongue cancer, including depth of invasion and lymph node metastases.en© 2024 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : 'Ultrasonography use for tongue cancer management : a scoping review', Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 107-113, 2024, doi : 10.1111/jop.13515. The definite version is available at : http://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/jop.Depth of invasionMetastasisTongue cancerUltrasonographyUltrasoundPostprint Article