Rare Case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Midline Dorsum of Tongue: Diagnostic and Management Dilemma.

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common carcinoma of the tongue. However, the majority of carcinoma originates in the lateral border of the tongue and midline dorsum only represents about 2-5% of tongue cancer patients. We present a rare case of squamous cell carcinoma in a 59 years old male patient originating in the midline dorsum of tongue and the management dilemma.