title: Autoamputation of the tongue.
abstract: Autoamputation is an uncommon phenomenon that has been reported for the fingers, toes, appendix, ovary, spleen, etc. Autoamputation of the tongue has never been reported. An elderly man with carcinoma of lateral pharyngeal wall and tonsil presented with an autoamputated tongue that was attached to the oral cavity with a thin band. The patient required detachment of the tongue and tracheostomy followed by radiotherapy for the primary tumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Bhopal, India.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Panday
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sanyal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries*; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000532:radiotherapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome