Case Report
Nonneoplastic Tongue Swellings of Lymphatic and Lymphocytic Origin: Three Case Reports
Table 1
Different types of tongue swellings adapted from Neville et al. [
5].
| Tongue swelling | Common site | Nature |
| Squamous cell papilloma | Tip | Benign neoplasm | Verruca vulgaris | Tip | Reactive | Granular cell tumor | Dorsal surface | Benign neoplasm | Sialithiasis | Ventral surface | Reactive | Salivary gland neoplasms | Anterior two-thirds | Benign and malignant lesion | Irritational fibroma | Lateral side | Reactive | Squamous cell carcinoma | Lateral and ventral surfaces | Malignant neoplasm | Lymphoepithelial cyst | Posterolateral and ventral surfaces | Reactive | Lymphoid hyperplasia | Posterolateral side | Reactive | Lymphoma | Posterior third | Malignant neoplasm | Haemangioma | Anterior two-thirds | Developmental | Lymphangioma | Dorsal surface | Developmental |
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