No abstract available.
Tongue Neoplasms* ; Tongue*

No abstract available.
Neoplasm Metastasis* ; Tongue Neoplasms* ; Tongue*

Co-existence of multiple pathologies affecting a patient poses a challenge in the diagnosis and management. A rare combination of early tongue cancer, maxillary fungal rhinosinusitis, calcified thyroid nodule and primary hyperparathyroidism in a 70-year-old female is described. The evidences used for disease probabilities based on diagnostic results and effectivess of treatment modalities are presented. The decision-making process to come up with an individualized management is discussed.

PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic efficacy of fast spin-echo (FSE) T2-weighted MR imaging with and without fat suppression. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twelve patients (7 men and 5 women; mean age, 48 years) with pathologically proven cancer of the tongue were included in this study. In all of these, FSE T2-weighted MR images with and without fat suppression were obtained in the same imaging planes before surgery or biopsy. Two radiologists visually compared the images thus obtained in terms of detection, extent, and conspicuity of the tumor, and the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) of each tumor was also calculated. RESULTS: In all patients, both imaging modalities were equal in terms of tumor detection. In 4 of 12(33%), the extent of the tumor was greater with fat suppression, while in eight (67%), it was almost the same both with and without. In ten patients (83%), the tumor was more conspicuous with fat suppression, and percentage CNRs were significantly higher with fat suppression than without (180 +/-70% and 113 +/-61%, respectively; p = 0.02). CONCLUSION: For the evaluation of patients with tongue cancer, fat-suppressed FSE T2-weighted MR imaging is superior to its conventional equivalent.
Biopsy ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging* ; Male ; Tongue Neoplasms* ; Tongue*

PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic efficacy of fast spin-echo (FSE) T2-weighted MR imaging with and without fat suppression. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twelve patients (7 men and 5 women; mean age, 48 years) with pathologically proven cancer of the tongue were included in this study. In all of these, FSE T2-weighted MR images with and without fat suppression were obtained in the same imaging planes before surgery or biopsy. Two radiologists visually compared the images thus obtained in terms of detection, extent, and conspicuity of the tumor, and the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) of each tumor was also calculated. RESULTS: In all patients, both imaging modalities were equal in terms of tumor detection. In 4 of 12(33%), the extent of the tumor was greater with fat suppression, while in eight (67%), it was almost the same both with and without. In ten patients (83%), the tumor was more conspicuous with fat suppression, and percentage CNRs were significantly higher with fat suppression than without (180 +/-70% and 113 +/-61%, respectively; p = 0.02). CONCLUSION: For the evaluation of patients with tongue cancer, fat-suppressed FSE T2-weighted MR imaging is superior to its conventional equivalent.
Biopsy ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging* ; Male ; Tongue Neoplasms* ; Tongue*

No abstract available.
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* ; Glossopharyngeal Nerve Diseases* ; Tongue Neoplasms ; Tongue*

Lipoma is the most common benign mesenchymal neoplasm composed of mature fat. Although lipoma can occur in any part of the body, it is infrequently found in the oral cavity. Especially, lipoma of the tongue is rare and there have been no previous reports of this in the Korean dermatology literature. Lingual lipoma, which accounts for 0.3% of all tongue neoplasm, is typically described as well-circumscribed, submucosal mass and it is located on the lateral border of the anterior two-thirds of the tongue surface. We herein report on a rare case of lipoma of the tongue that occurred in a 77-year old male patient.
Dermatology ; Humans ; Lipoma ; Male ; Mouth ; Tongue ; Tongue Neoplasms

Foreign bodies are one of the most frequently observed accidental cases in the otolaryngological fields. Most of food pieces as foreign bodies are removable with a laryngoscope or a esophagoscope, etc. But sometimes surgical removal is needed, as in the two interesting cases we experienced of fish bones. One case was misconceived as tongue cancer at first, and the other case dealt with the migration of a fish bone from hypopharynx to the cervical space We removed them surgically. So we report these cases with a review of literature.
Esophagoscopes ; Foreign Bodies* ; Hypopharynx ; Laryngoscopes ; Neck* ; Tongue Neoplasms ; Tongue*

Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a rare, aggressive malignancy of uncertain histological origin with a propensity for vascular invasion and distant metastasis. The case presented involves a 31-year-old woman with alveolar soft part sarcoma in the tongue root. The clinical features, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment were discussed.
Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part ; Tongue ; Tongue Neoplasms

Published reports of benign nerve sheath tumors of the oropharynx especially at tongue base are extremely rare. They may slowly growing but represent a potential threat to the airway, prompt diagnosis and treatment are vital. To our knowledge, this case presents the rare clinical condition and the first giant one. Due to the rarity, awareness of the possibility of a schwannoma in various otolaryngological conditions is an important step in making a correct clinical diagnosis. Here we represent a rare case of a giant schwannoma that arose from valleculae projecting to supraglottis to cause swallowing difficult but no breathing problem. The mass was completely removed, and no recurrence during next 2 years follow-up.
Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neurilemmoma ; Tongue Neoplasms