title: An unusual tumour mistaken as a lingual thyroid (a case report).
abstract: A rare case of benign mass with hypertrophic sero-mucinous gland presenting as a tumour at the junction of the anterior two-thirds and the posterior third of the middle of the tongue is reported, which is found to be of great academic interest because of its unique situation of that of a lingual thyroid and its characteristic histological picture. The salient features of the lesion are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D013961:Thyroid Gland; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*