title: Primary tuberculosis of tongue.
abstract: Primary tuberculosis of tongue is very rare with unusual presentation creating a diagnostic dilemma. We report a case of primary tuberculosis of tongue in a 49-year-old female patient. Tuberculosis was not suspected clinically and there was no other focus elsewhere in the body. Fine needle aspiration cytology was attempted but was inconclusive. The diagnosis was made after histopathological examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal 795 004, Manipur, India. abarindras@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Laishram
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sarma
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*