title: Glossodynia, iron deficiency anemia, and gastrointestinal malignancy. Report of a case.
abstract: A postmenopausal woman was referred by a medical specialist for the evaluation of xerostomia and glossodynia. An ensuing oral diagnostic workup showed that the patient was suffering from iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss caused by a tumor in the large intestine. The original oral symptoms resolved after a right hemicolectomy.
authors.affiliation: Oral Diagnosis Department, Naval Dental School, Naval Medical Command, Bethesda, Md.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Gallager
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Baxter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Denobile
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Taybos
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications*; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000209:etiology*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005926:Glossalgia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000209:etiology