We surgically treated a carcinoma of the tongue that developed during pregnancy while continuing the pregnancy and achieved a successful outcome for both mother and baby. Our patient was a 45-year-old woman who was referred to our institution to have a white lesion located on the right edge of her tongue examined and treated. She was 16 weeks 3 days pregnant at the first medical examination. She was given a diagnosis of carcinoma of the tongue (T2N0M0). We performed a right partial glossectomy with the patient under general anesthesia at 20 weeks 3 days of pregnancy. The patient delivered a girl at 39 weeks 3 days of pregnancy (after surgery). After 3 postoperative years, both the mother and child remain healthy.
