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[[Image:Mouth illustration-Otis Archives.jpg|thumb|250px|An illustration showing the tongue.]] | |||
'''Tongue''' is a thingy in the mouth. | '''Tongue''' is a thingy in the mouth. | ||
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*[[Pyogenic granuloma]]. | *[[Pyogenic granuloma]]. | ||
== | ==Tumours== | ||
*[[Granular cell tumour]] - classically base of tongue. | *[[Pyogenic granuloma]] - not classically a tongue lesion.<ref name=pmid17220613>{{Cite journal | last1 = Jafarzadeh | first1 = H. | last2 = Sanatkhani | first2 = M. | last3 = Mohtasham | first3 = N. | title = Oral pyogenic granuloma: a review. | journal = J Oral Sci | volume = 48 | issue = 4 | pages = 167-75 | month = Dec | year = 2006 | doi = | PMID = 17220613 }}</ref> | ||
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma]]. | *[[Granular cell tumour]] - classically base of tongue, may be malignant. | ||
===Malignant=== | |||
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck|Squamous cell carcinoma]]. | |||
**[[Human papillomavirus-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma]] - especially the base of the tongue. | |||
*[[Alveolar soft part sarcoma]] - base of tongue especially. | *[[Alveolar soft part sarcoma]] - base of tongue especially. | ||
*[[Hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma]]. | |||
*[[Cribriform adenocarcinoma of the minor salivary gland]]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Oral pathology]]. | *[[Oral pathology]]. | ||
*[[Tonsil]]. | |||
*[[Gastrointestinal pathology]]. | *[[Gastrointestinal pathology]]. | ||
*[[Head and neck pathology]]. | *[[Head and neck pathology]]. | ||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Head and neck pathology]] | [[Category:Head and neck pathology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:49, 5 February 2017
Tongue is a thingy in the mouth.
Benign
Tumours
- Pyogenic granuloma - not classically a tongue lesion.[1]
- Granular cell tumour - classically base of tongue, may be malignant.
Malignant
- Squamous cell carcinoma.
- Human papillomavirus-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma - especially the base of the tongue.
- Alveolar soft part sarcoma - base of tongue especially.
- Hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma.
- Cribriform adenocarcinoma of the minor salivary gland.