title: Migrating foreign body in the tongue.
abstract: We present an unusual case where a foreign body entered and migrated through the tongue. In its path, it created a multitude of different symptoms including ecchymoses, small lumps, submental swelling and neuralgic-type pain. The foreign body had migrated from the left postero-lateral surface of the tongue, anteriorly along the lateral then dorsal surfaces of the tongue, until it self-exfoliated on the right anterior floor of the mouth. A brief literature review is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Auckland Oral Health Regional Service, Greenlane Clinical Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Breik
authors.forename: K David
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Hay
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries*