Solitary nodular lesion of tongue- a rare entity.
The solitary, nodular lesions of the oral mucosa present a diagnostic dilemma to the dentist with their analogous presentation. The lesions that appear on the tongue, a soft muscular organ are distinct and even rarer with varied manifestations. Oral mucosa presents lesions of the tongue in all age groups that may range from a small nodular swelling and ulcer formation in an infant of a few days old to an ulcer or a lesion in a 70-year-old. The reason for the appearance of an ulcer may be trauma to the soft tissues in an infant may be due to the presence of natal teeth to the presence of a sharp tooth in the older individuals. These lesions have to be clinically and histologically correlated for the final outcome of the diagnosis, so that there is no chance of any recurrence. We present a unique case of a solitary nodular lesion on the ventral surface of tongue On a 6 year female, where there was a recurrence after surgical excision and after an unusual therapy of non surgical resolution, no recurrence was observed.
Professor, Department of Pedodontics, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, , Vikarabad, Andhra Pradesh, India .
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Professor, Department of Pedodontics, Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, , Vikarabad, Andhra Pradesh, India .
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Reddy
Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics, Saraswati Dhanwantri Dental College & Hospital, Parbani, Patri Road, , Maharashtra, India .
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics, Saraswati Dhanwantri Dental College & Hospital, Parbani, Patri Road, , Maharashtra, India .
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Kurra
Blandin–Nuhn glands; Corticosteroid clobetasol propionate 0.05%; Mucocele; Ventral tongue