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Benign Anterior Tongue Neoplasm

MedGen UID:
234022
•Concept ID:
C1332472
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Anterior Tongue Tumor; Benign Neoplasm of Anterior Tongue; Benign Neoplasm of the Anterior Tongue; Benign Tumor of Anterior Tongue; Benign Tumor of the Anterior Tongue

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the anterior portion of tongue and is characterized by the absence of atypical or malignant cytological and architectural features, and absence of invasive features or metastatic potential. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBenign Anterior Tongue Neoplasm

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tongue Mucoceles: a retrospective clinic-pathological evaluation of 240 cases.
Patini R, Giuliani M, Gioco G, Tranfa M, Caponio VCA, Fantasia J, Lajolo C
BMC Oral Health 2023 Nov 14;23(1):862. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03485-y. PMID: 37964264Free PMC Article
A comparative study of three-dimensional airway changes after fibula flap reconstruction for benign and malignant tumours in the anterior mandible.
Du W, Liu G, Zhang W, Zhao N, Shi Y, Peng X
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2023 Jun;52(6):633-639. Epub 2022 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2022.12.007. PMID: 36581476
Waldeyer ring lymphoma: a case series.
Teh CS, Jayalakshmi P, Chong SY
Ear Nose Throat J 2014 Sep;93(9):E22-5. doi: 10.1177/014556131409300905. PMID: 25255354
Tongue lymphangioma in adult.
Catalfamo L, Nava C, Lombardo G, Iudicello V, Siniscalchi EN, Saverio de PF
J Craniofac Surg 2012 Nov;23(6):1920-2. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31826cf6e3. PMID: 23172444
Salivary gland tumors of the tongue. Analysis of 55 new cases and review of the literature.
Goldblatt LI, Ellis GL
Cancer 1987 Jul 1;60(1):74-81. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19870701)60:1<74::aid-cncr2820600113>3.0.co;2-b. PMID: 3034395

Diagnosis

Tongue Mucoceles: a retrospective clinic-pathological evaluation of 240 cases.
Patini R, Giuliani M, Gioco G, Tranfa M, Caponio VCA, Fantasia J, Lajolo C
BMC Oral Health 2023 Nov 14;23(1):862. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03485-y. PMID: 37964264Free PMC Article
An ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumour on the lateral border of the tongue.
Sakurai K, Nakamori K, Yamazaki M, Tanuma JI
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2020 Oct;49(10):1290-1293. Epub 2020 May 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2020.04.010. PMID: 32371177
Ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumour: an uncommon characteristic tumour of the anterior tongue.
Riju J, Ahamed S, Thomas R, Telugu RB
BMJ Case Rep 2019 Oct 25;12(10) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-231278. PMID: 31653634Free PMC Article
Cutaneous granular cell tumor clinically mimicking ectopic breast diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology.
Keloth T, Sreerekha J, Gochhait D, Kekade S, Siddaraju N, Sistla S
Diagn Cytopathol 2019 Apr;47(4):337-340. Epub 2018 Dec 18 doi: 10.1002/dc.24124. PMID: 30561159
Tongue lymphangioma in adult.
Catalfamo L, Nava C, Lombardo G, Iudicello V, Siniscalchi EN, Saverio de PF
J Craniofac Surg 2012 Nov;23(6):1920-2. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31826cf6e3. PMID: 23172444

Therapy

Tongue Mucoceles: a retrospective clinic-pathological evaluation of 240 cases.
Patini R, Giuliani M, Gioco G, Tranfa M, Caponio VCA, Fantasia J, Lajolo C
BMC Oral Health 2023 Nov 14;23(1):862. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03485-y. PMID: 37964264Free PMC Article
Head and neck reconstruction using infrahyoid myocutaneous flaps.
Tincani AJ, Del Negro A, Araújo PP, Akashi HK, Neves Fda S, Martins AS
Sao Paulo Med J 2006 Sep 7;124(5):271-4. doi: 10.1590/s1516-31802006000500007. PMID: 17262158Free PMC Article
Rhomboid glossitis in atypical location: case report and differential diagnosis.
Lago-Méndez L, Blanco-Carrión A, Diniz-Freitas M, Gándara-Vila P, García-García A, Gándara-Rey JM
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2005 Mar-Apr;10(2):123-7. PMID: 15735544
Xeroderma pigmentosum: review and report of a case.
Patton LL, Valdez IH
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1991 Mar;71(3):297-300. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(91)90303-t. PMID: 2011352
Transoral carbon dioxide laser ablation for cancer, tumors, and other diseases.
Panje WR, Scher N, Karnell M
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1989 Jun;115(6):681-8. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1989.01860300035012. PMID: 2719826

Prognosis

A systematic review of the clinicopathological characteristics of oral leiomyomatous hamartoma.
Alarcón-Sánchez MA, Nava-Villalba M, Escoto-Vasquez LS, Heboyan A
World J Surg Oncol 2024 Dec 5;22(1):326. doi: 10.1186/s12957-024-03607-y. PMID: 39633417Free PMC Article
Tumours and tumour-like lesions of the lower face at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana--an eight year study.
Parkins GE, Armah G, Ampofo P
World J Surg Oncol 2007 May 7;5:48. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-5-48. PMID: 17484780Free PMC Article
Malignant tumors of the oral cavity and oropharynx: clinical, pathologic, and radiologic evaluation.
Weber AL, Romo L, Hashmi S
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2003 Aug;13(3):443-64. doi: 10.1016/s1052-5149(03)00037-6. PMID: 14631684
Carcinoma of the dorsum of the tongue.
Goldenberg D, Ardekian L, Rachmiel A, Peled M, Joachims HZ, Laufer D
Head Neck 2000 Mar;22(2):190-4. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0347(200003)22:2<190::aid-hed12>3.0.co;2-o. PMID: 10679909
Salivary gland tumors of the tongue. Analysis of 55 new cases and review of the literature.
Goldblatt LI, Ellis GL
Cancer 1987 Jul 1;60(1):74-81. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19870701)60:1<74::aid-cncr2820600113>3.0.co;2-b. PMID: 3034395

Clinical prediction guides

An ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumour on the lateral border of the tongue.
Sakurai K, Nakamori K, Yamazaki M, Tanuma JI
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2020 Oct;49(10):1290-1293. Epub 2020 May 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2020.04.010. PMID: 32371177
Cyclin D1 Expression in Ectomesenchymal Chondromyxoid Tumor of the Anterior Tongue.
Laco J, Mottl R, Höbling W, Ihrler S, Grossmann P, Skalova A, Ryska A
Int J Surg Pathol 2016 Oct;24(7):586-94. Epub 2016 May 29 doi: 10.1177/1066896916652221. PMID: 27240862
Granular cell tumor of the oral cavity; a case series including a case of metachronous occurrence in the tongue and the lung.
van de Loo S, Thunnissen E, Postmus P, van der Waal I
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2015 Jan 1;20(1):e30-3. doi: 10.4317/medoral.19867. PMID: 24880452Free PMC Article
Osseous choristoma in child with strong vomiting reflex.
Yamamoto M, Migita M, Ogane S, Narita M, Yamamoto N, Takaki T, Matsuzaka K, Shibahara T
Bull Tokyo Dent Coll 2014;55(4):207-15. doi: 10.2209/tdcpublication.55.207. PMID: 25477038
Parapharyngeal vagal neurilemmoma extending to the jugular foramen.
Yumoto E, Nakamura K, Mori T, Yanagihara N
J Laryngol Otol 1996 May;110(5):485-9. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100134061. PMID: 8762326

Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review of the clinicopathological characteristics of oral leiomyomatous hamartoma.
Alarcón-Sánchez MA, Nava-Villalba M, Escoto-Vasquez LS, Heboyan A
World J Surg Oncol 2024 Dec 5;22(1):326. doi: 10.1186/s12957-024-03607-y. PMID: 39633417Free PMC Article

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