title: Painless, irregularly shaped erythematous area on the middorsum of the tongue.
abstract: Regardless of what name is used to identify the lesion and its nature of origin, clinicians should be aware of the clinical features and biologic activity of this relatively common oral abnormality and be prepared to reassure patients of the innocuous nature of the lesion.
mesh_terms: D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D004890:Erythema / Q000473:pathology; D005928:Glossitis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis