Smooth-surfaced Nodule on the Ventral Tongue
CASE CHALLENGE NUMBER: 37
Mark Egbert, DDS; Ryan Gibson, DDS; Shradha Bansal, DDS; Dolphine Oda, BDS, MSC
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The following Case Challenge is provided in conjunction with the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology.
A four-year-old girl presented to the Dental Clinic at Seattle Children’s Hospital in Seattle, Washington, USA with a single, smooth-surfaced, well-demarcated, grayish nodule on the right side of the ventral surface of the tongue. It was described initially as small (4 X 4 mm) and fluctuant, but over a six to eight week period it progressed to a 1 X 1 cm firm mass. The overlying mucosa was distended and smooth with no evidence of ulceration.
After you have finished reviewing the available diagnostic information, make the diagnosis.