Abstract
We report a case of malignant lymphoma arising in the inferior surface of the tongue. The patient was a 53-year-old woman with a painless tumor occurring in the right side of the inferior surface of the tongue.
Clinical examination showed that the surface was coveredwith normal mucosa, and the tumor was hard, circumscribed, and movable on palpation. The patient underwent tumor excision for a tentative diagnosis of a benign tongue tumor.
Histological examination of the surgical specimen showed a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, follicularmixed cell type. After diagnosing the malignant lymphoma, the patient was immediately screened for other tumors. There was no evidence of lesions in other sites.
The patient is free of disease as of 10 years after operation.
