Just a Tongue Anomaly or Something More?
Gazeta Médica, 2022 A 54-year-old woman with a past history of breast and uterine cancer, appeared at the Emergency Room with a six-month history of fatigue, weight loss (> 12 kg), lower limbs swelling and dysphagia due to progressive tongue enlargement.
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Prevalence of Tongue Anomalies in Hamadan, Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2008 Background: Since the earliest days of medicine, the tongue has been considered a good reflection of systemic disease. Hippocrates, Galen and others considered the tongue to be barometer of health. In addition, the early diagnose of tongue lesions help
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Surgical management of congenital bifid tongue with associated cleft palate, tongue and palatal hamartoma: A rare case report [PDF]
JPRAS OpenCongenital bifid tongue is a rare developmental anomaly, typically associated with other oral malformations such as cleft palate and lingual hamartomas.
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Early recurrent neonatal tongue glial heterotopia presenting with acute airway obstruction: the first case report [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsBackgroundGlial heterotopia is a rare congenital developmental anomaly characterized by the presence of mature glial tissue outside the central nervous system.
Junwei Zhao +3 more
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Frequency of Tongue Anomalies among Yemeni Children in Dental Clinics
Yemeni Journal for Medical Sciences, 2014 Objective: This study was designed to know the frequency of tongue anomalies and determine their relation with gender. Methods: This study was conducted on five hundreds Yemeni children, (250) boys and (250) girls with an age ranged from 6 -12 years. The
Aljawfi K.
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Deep Cervical Lymphovenous Anastomoses Improved Brain Function and Internal Neck Edema in Central Lymphatic Anomaly Associated with 13q Deletion Syndrome [PDF]
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global OpenSummary:. We report a case of a 21-year-old woman with 13q deletion syndrome, a rare chromosomal disorder associated with developmental delays, craniofacial dysmorphism, and multiorgan abnormalities associated with central conducting lymphatic anomaly ...
Donata von Reibnitz, MD +5 more
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Tongue abnormalities in children: Case series and review of literature
Journal of Primary Care Dentistry and Oral Health, 2023 Our oral cavity reflects the inside of our body, i.e., a healthy mouth is directly associated with healthy body. Tongue is a muscular organ present in the floor of the oral cavity; involved in speech, chewing, carrying taste sensations, and deglutition ...
Anisha Kakran +5 more
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Lingual frenuloplasty for ankyloglossia in children: A case series
Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2021 Tongue is an important oral structure that affects speech, position of teeth, periodontal tissue, nutrition, swallowing, nursing, and certain social activities.
Tanu Rajain +3 more
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Double lingual frenulum: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020 Background The lingual frenulum is a mucous membrane fold found underneath the tongue. It helps the tongue to perform its function. There are few anomalies that can affect the lingual frenulum, such as ankyloglossia and absence of the lingual frenulum ...
Reham O. Filfilan, Soulafa A. Almazrooa
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Tongue Papillae Anomaly in Anencephalic Fetuses [PDF]
Congenital Anomalies, 1992 Abstract Eighteen cases of anencephalic fetuses were examined to explore the abnormal growth of the tongue papillae. All 18 cases consistently showed severe hypoplasia of the tongue papillae and taste buds. The filiform papillae showed the most severe hypoplasia. Both epithelial ingrowth and crypt formation of the tongue papillae were retarded from as
Suk Keun LEE +3 more
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