Abstract
Submucosal squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue presenting as lingual abscess
Highlights
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oral tongue accounts for about half of oral cavity SCC [1]
We describe a SCC of the oral tongue with complete absence of mucosal involvement, presenting initially as a lingual abscess
After an extensive search of published literature, this appears to be only the second report of SCC of the oral tongue that lacks mucosal involvement. It appears to be the first reported case of a head and neck malignancy presenting as a lingual abscess
Summary
Submucosal squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue presenting as lingual abscess Erin Mulry, Solomon Husain, Adam Gigliotti, Kevin Leahy, Rabie Shanti and Karthik Rajasekaran2* 1University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 200 Academic Way, Farmington, CT 06032, USA 2Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 800 Walnut St, 18th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA 3Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard South Pavilion, 4th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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