II. Causes: Smooth Tumors - Reactive or Inflammatory
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Pyogenic Granuloma
- Single, fast growing, friable, Red Papules (most commonly on the lips or Gingival mucosa)
- May be pedunculated
- Irritation Fibroma
- Single smooth dome shaped Papule, typically along the bite line
- Caused by chronic irritation of the Oral Mucosa
- Lingual Thyroid
III. Causes: Smooth Tumors - Salivary Gland
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Mucocele
- Mucous filled polyps that form on any of the mucosal surfaces
- Typically form on inner lower lip and inner cheek, but also may involve ventral Tongue
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Ranula
- Translucent mass alongside the frenulum
- Submaxillary gland or Sublingual Gland cyst due to duct obstruction
- Named for its appearance as a frog belly (Ranula = "little frog")
- Neoplasm
- Pleomorphic adenoma
- Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
- Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
IV. Causes: Smooth Tumors - Mesenchymal
- Neurofibroma
- Schwannoma
- Lymphoma
V. Causes: Rough Tumors
- Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Oral Squamous Papilloma (HPV 6, 11)
- Single tumors most commonly on the ventral Tongue
- Lesions are typically smaller, and not clustered (unlike Condyloma acuminatum)
- Condyloma acuminatum (HPV 2, 6, 11, 16 or 18)
- Single or multiple dome shaped lesions
- Localized to the dorsal Tongue and lingual frenulum
VI. References
- (1987) Degowin and Degowin, Bedside diagnostic exam, p. 161
- Daughtry (2019) Am Fam Physician 100(6): 367-8 [PubMed]
- Mortazavi (2017) Int J Dent +PMID: 28757870 [PubMed]
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| Definition (NCI) | A benign or malignant neoplasm involving the tongue. |
| Definition (MSH) | Tumors or cancer of the TONGUE. |
| Definition (CSP) | new abnormal tongue tissue that grows by excessive cellular division and proliferation more rapidly than normal and continues to grow after the stimuli that initiated the new growth cease. |
| Concepts | Neoplastic Process (T191) |
| MSH | D014062 |
| SnomedCT | 126778001 |
| English | Neoplasm, Tongue, Neoplasms, Tongue, Tongue Neoplasms, tongue neoplasm, TONGUE NEOPL, NEOPL TONGUE, neoplasm of tongue, neoplasm of tongue (diagnosis), Tongue Neoplasms [Disease/Finding], tongue neoplasms, neoplasm tongue, neoplasms tongue, of tongue tumor, tongue tumor, tongue tumors, tumor tongue, Tongue neoplasm NOS, Tongue neoplasm, Tumor of tongue, Tumour of tongue, Neoplasm of tongue (disorder), Neoplasm of tongue, Tongue Neoplasm, Neoplasm of Tongue, Neoplasm of the Tongue, Tongue Tumor, Tumor of Tongue, Tumor of the Tongue |
| Italian | Tumore della lingua, Tumore della lingua NAS, Neoplasie della lingua |
| Dutch | tongneoplasma NAO, tongneoplasma, Gezwel, tong-, Gezwellen, tong-, Tonggezwel, Tonggezwellen |
| French | Tumeur de la langue SAI, Tumeur de la langue, Tumeurs de la langue, Tumeurs linguales |
| German | Neubildungen der Zunge NNB, Neubildungen der Zunge, Zungentumoren |
| Portuguese | Neoplasia da língua NE, Neoplasia da língua, Neoplasias da Língua |
| Spanish | Neoplasia de la lengua NEOM, neoplasia de la lengua (trastorno), neoplasia de la lengua, tumor de la lengua, Neoplasia de la lengua, Neoplasias de la Lengua |
| Japanese | 舌新生物ＮＯＳ, ｼﾀｼﾝｾｲﾌﾞﾂ, ｾﾞﾂｼﾝｾｲﾌﾞﾂ, ｾﾞﾂｼﾝｾｲﾌﾞﾂNOS, 舌新生物, 舌腫瘍 |
| Swedish | Tungtumörer |
| Finnish | Kielen kasvaimet |
| Russian | IAZYKA RAK, IAZYKA NOVOOBRAZOVANIIA, RAK IAZYKA, РАК ЯЗЫКА, ЯЗЫКА НОВООБРАЗОВАНИЯ, ЯЗЫКА РАК |
| Czech | Novotvar jazyka, Novotvar jazyka NOS, jazyk - nádory, nádory jazyka |
| Croatian | JEZIK, TUMORI |
| Polish | Nowotwory języka |
| Hungarian | Nyelv neoplasia k.m.n., Nyelv neoplasia |
| Norwegian | Tungesvulster, Tungetumorer, Tungeneoplasmer |
Ontology: Mass of tongue (C0241436)
| Concepts | Finding (T033) |
| SnomedCT | 206958005, 441975003 |
| English | [D]Tongue mass (context-dependent category), [D]Tongue mass, Tongue mass, tongue lesion mass (___ cm), ENT surgical result tongue mass (treatment), ENT surgical result tongue mass, tongue mass, Mass of tongue (finding), Mass of tongue, mass of tongue (physical finding), mass of tongue, mass tongue, [D]Tongue mass (situation) |
| Spanish | [D]masa en la lengua (categoría dependiente del contexto), masa de lengua, masa de lengua (hallazgo), [D]masa lingual, [D]masa en la lengua, [D]masa en la lengua (situación) |
Ontology: Tongue nodules (C0241438)
| Concepts | Finding (T033) |
| English | Tongue nodule, Tongue nodules, nodule of tongue, nodule of tongue (physical finding), tongue nodule, nodules tongue |
Ontology: Lesion of tongue (C0576971)
| Concepts | Finding (T033) |
| SnomedCT | 300246005 |
| English | lesion of tongue, lesion of tongue (physical finding), lesion tongue, tongue lesion, tongue lesions, lesions tongue, Lesion of tongue, Lesion of tongue (finding) |
| Spanish | lesión de la lengua (hallazgo), lesión de la lengua |
Ontology: Tongue papule (C0877101)
| Concepts | Sign or Symptom (T184) |
| Dutch | tongpapel |
| French | Papule linguale |
| German | Zungenpapel |
| Italian | Papula della lingua |
| Portuguese | Pápula lingual |
| Spanish | Pápula lingual |
| Japanese | 舌丘疹, ｼﾀｷｭｳｼﾝ, ｾﾞﾂｷｭｳｼﾝ |
| Czech | Vyrážka jazyka |
| English | Tongue papule |
| Hungarian | Nyelv papula |
