ORAL OR LINGUAL MASS

ORAL OR LINGUAL MASS: Excerpt from Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care

Most of these lesions are tumors, but because some are caused by other etiologies, it is well to use the mnemonic MINT to review the possibilities.

1. M—Malformations include dermoid cysts, ranula, Wharton duct cysts or stones, mucous cysts, and thyroglossal cysts.
2. I—Inflammation should suggest peritonsillar abscesses, tonsillitis, sialadenitis, Ludwig angina, and actinomycosis. Alveolar abscesses and granulomas may present as a mass inside the mouth.
3. N—Neoplasms are most commonly squamous cell carcinomas and are usually ulcerated. Angiomas, lipomas, papillomas, and sarcomas also occur.
4. T—Trauma suggest subperiosteal and submucosal hematomas and fracture–dislocations.

Approach to the Diagnosis

Most of these lesions are referred to the oral surgeon for diagnosis and treatment, so an elaborate discussion of the workup is unnecessary in a text of this scope. Obviously, cultures should be made in cases of suspected infectious granulomas, whereas biopsy or excision is the main diagnostic tool for neoplasms.

Book Source Details

• Book Title: Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care
• Author(s): R. Douglas Collins
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Copyright Details: Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care, Copyright © 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

More About Glossitis

• Back to disease: Glossitis: Introduction
• Next Book Extract About Glossitis: SMOOTH TONGUE AND OTHER CHANGES (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
• More Book Extracts: All Online Books for Glossitis

More Medical Textbooks Online about Glossitis

Review other book chapters online related to Glossitis:

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

More About This Book: Title: Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care Authors: R. Douglas Collins Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Copyright: 2007 ISBN: 0-7817-6812-8

 » Next page: SMOOTH TONGUE AND OTHER CHANGES (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)

Rate This Website

What do you think about the features of this website? Take our user survey and have your say:

Website User Survey

Medical Tools & Articles:

Next articles:

• SMOOTH TONGUE AND OTHER CHANGES (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
• SWOLLEN TONGUE (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
• TONGUE PAIN (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
• Mouth lesions (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
• Stomatitis and other oral infections (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Tools & Services:

• Bookmark this page
• Symptom Search
• Symptom Checker
• Medical Dictionary
• Give your feedback

Medical Articles:

• Disease & Treatments Search
• Misdiagnosis Center
• Full list of interesting articles

Forums & Message Boards

• Ask or answer a question at the Boards:
• I cannot get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for my condition?
• See all the Boards.

Enter your search terms Submit search form
Search The Web Search wrongdiagnosis.com

Common Health Mistakes

Symptom
Checker

Search Specialists by State and City