A lump on the tongue: a diagnostic dilemma?
This paper is a case report of an oral lesion detected in a female patient in her twenties. The aetiology and pathology was not immediately clear-cut but the patient's history provided a clue to its origins and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. It was a "Pregnancy Tumour" which had failed to regress after parturition. This case report will make medical and dental practitioners more aware of lumps and lesions in the mouth. It will also provide a more rational and scientific approach to the management of "Pregnancy Tumours".
Hackett
J F
JF
Department of General Practice Medicine, University College Cork.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery