Tumors of the Tongue: A Brief Overview of Benign and Malignant Types

Tongue Cancer

Write in brief tumors of tongue.

Answer. Following are the tumors of tongue:

Tumors of Tongue Benign

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Tumors of Tongue Malignant

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Tumors of Tongue Benign tumors

Fibroma: It is a painless, sessile, dome shaped or pedunculated lesion with smooth contour.
On tongue it is present as circumscribed nodule.
Color of tumor is pink and its surface is smooth consistency ranges from soft to firm and elastic.
Granular cell myoblastoma: It occur over the dorsum of tongue. It is single, fim, submucosal nodule which is present within the substance of tongue.
Glomus tumor: It is present over dorsum oftongue. Lesion is small usually less than 1 cm. Color of lesion ranges from red to purple. It is tender.
Leiomyoma: It is present in circumvallate papillae of tongue. It is a slow growing painless lesion which is mostly pedunculated.
Rhabdomyoma: It is a well circumscribed tumor mass, painless and growth is slow.
Neurofiroma: It has diffse involvement over tongue.
Sessile or pedunculated elevated small nodules of various sizes are present.
Due to its diffse involvement it leads to macroglossia.

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Keratoacanthoma: Lesion is tender, present as an elevated umblicated or crateriform with depressed central core which represent plug of keratin.
Neuroma: It presents as small swelling or nodule over the tongue.
Papilloma: It is an exophytic lesion with cauliflwer like surface. Projections are pointed or blunt. Appearance is due to presence of deep clefts.
Hemangioma: Part of tongue or entire tongue is involved. Loss of mobility of tongue. Color of tumor is bluish.
Lymphangioma: It involves dorsal and ventral surfaces of tongue.
Presence of irregular nodularity over surface of tongue with grape like projections which are gray and pink in color.

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Tumors of Tongue Malignant Tumors

Squamous cell carcinoma: Non-healing ulcer present over the tongue. Edges of ulcer are everted and base is indurated. Ulcer bleeds on touch.
Transitional cell carcinoma: Lesion arises from the base of tongue. Lesion is ulcerated with granular eroded appearance.
Malignant melanoma: A deep pigmented area is seen over the tongue which is ulcerated and hemorrhagic.
Verrucous carcinoma: Pebbly surface is present which is keratinized. Have rugae like folds with a cleft in between.