title: An unusual foreign body of the tongue masquerading as malignancy.
abstract: Foreign bodies within the tongue are a rare finding. The history is often not helpful as it is usually remote. Presented is a case of an unusual foreign body in the tongue which masqueraded as a malignancy. The differential diagnosis of an asymptomatic tongue swelling or tongue pain should include foreign body.
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014059:Tongue; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*