A CASE OF CARCINOMA OF THE TONGUE IN A LEPROSY PATIENT
1958 Volume 27 Issue 2 Pages 139-142
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1958 Volume 27 Issue 2 Pages 139-142
A case of carcinoma of the tongue occurring in a 47 years old male afflicted withLepromatous leprosy is reported.
Two small millet-sized nodules were first observed on the edge of the right side of the tongue. These enlarged rapidly and after 3 months had become 2.5 × 2.1 cm in size andhad a cabbage-like appearance. The tumors were removed surgically. The right external carotid artery was ligated the regional lymph nodes and submandibular nodes excised and the right half of the tongue resected.
Histologically, the tumor was found to be a basal cell carcinoma. The post-operative course has been uneventful.
