Tuberculosis of the tongue may well be considered a rarity since less than 500 cases have been reported. Statistics vary considerably as to its incidence, but it is probable that the complication would be less rare were more attention given to the tongue upon examination of the patient and at the autopsy table. It is generally agreed that the lingual form of tuberculosis is found less frequentl...

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common malignant, locally-invasive tumour of the salivary glands, and accounts for approximately 35% of all malignancies of the major and minor salivary gland. Minor salivary glands are scattered in different areas of the oral cavity such as palate, retromolar area, floor of the mouth, buccal mucosa, lips and tongue. MECs of tongue base are not common....

Carcinoma of the tongue remain one of the greatest management challenges for the head and neck surgeon because of the adverse effects of treatment on oral and pharyngeal function. In early carcinoma of the base of tongue however, the prognosis is encouraging and function of swallowing and speech is preserved despite surgery. Suprahyoid pharyngotomy is one of the surgical approaches advocated fo...

A 63-year-old man presented with a history of recurrent epistaxis. Past medical history included hypertension, diabetes mellitus and nasal polyposis. He was otherwise asymptomatic. On presentation, fibreoptic nasendoscopy to visualize a source for his nasal bleeding, identified coincidental asymmetrical nodular soft tissue swellings in the left and right tongue base (Figure 1) and a left middle...