title: Pentafid tongue: A new entity.
abstract: Tongue plays a pivotal role in both physiological and functional life of human beings. Structural and developmental abnormalities of the tongue in various forms have been reported in isolation or in combination with various syndromes. Though cases of bifid tongues have been mentioned in literature, no reports of pentafid tongue have been reported till date. Here we describe a unique case of congenital pentafid tongue along with bilateral polydactyly and its surgical management.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Plastic Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Manesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Senan
authors.affiliation: Departments of Plastic Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Varun P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Menon
keywords: Pentafid tongue; polydactyly; surgical technique; tongue shaping