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A misleading swelling of the tongue

¹ Department of Surgical Oncology , Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, India
² Department of Pathology

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Correspondence to:
Dr Manoj Pandey, Department of Surgical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Medical College PO, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695011, India;
manojpandey@rcctvm.org/mpandey@hclinfinet.com

Submitted 9 August 2002
Accepted 21 October 2002

Keywords: tongue; oral cavity; granuloma; sarcoidosis

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A 41 year old Indian man presented with a swelling on the tip of the tongue of six months’ duration. He reported having irregular sharp teeth that caused repeated ulceration on the tongue, for which he had earlier sought orthodontic therapy. Intraoral examination revealed a 2 x 2 cm hard multilobulated swelling, exhibiting a smooth mucosal surface, situated at the tip of the oral tongue (fig 1). Cervical lymphadenopathy was absent. Systemic examination was normal. The haematological and biochemical parameters failed to reveal any abnormality and the chest radiograph was normal. A wide excision of the lesion with primary closure was carried out.

View larger version (74K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1 Clinical photograph showing submucosal swelling at the tip of the tongue.

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