Metastasis to the lingual lymph node in carcinoma of the tongue: report of a case

Abstract

Lingual lymph node metastasis was confirmed clinico-pathologically in a 77-yearold male patient with tongue cancer. The two lingual lymph nodes were considered to correspond anatomically to the lateral lingual lymph nodes. It was indicated that the median of the tongue and the floor of the mouth where lingual lymph nodes are present must be palpated carefully for diagnosis and treatment of cancer of the tongue and the floor of the mouth.