title: Benign lingual lesions of intrinsic origin. Differential diagnosis.
abstract: The tongue is the site of origin of a variety of reactive, neoplastic, and developmental swellings that all share a benign pattern of growth. They are significant because they can interfere with function, they can be mistaken for malignancy, or they can represent part of a syndrome. Distinctive clinicopathologic features of each are useful in differential diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D009463:Neuroma / Q000175:diagnosis; D010212:Papilloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology