Autoamputation of the tongue

Postgraduate Medical Journal
A K PatelB Sanyal

Abstract

Autoamputation is an uncommon phenomenon that has been reported for the fingers, toes, appendix, ovary, spleen, etc. Autoamputation of the tongue has never been reported. An elderly man with carcinoma of lateral pharyngeal wall and tonsil presented with an autoamputated tongue that was attached to the oral cavity with a thin band. The patient required detachment of the tongue and tracheostomy followed by radiotherapy for the primary tumour.

Citations

Feb 24, 2016·Annals of Medicine and Surgery·José Roberto Hernández-MéndezMario Vélez-Palafox
Sep 18, 2016·European Journal of Paediatric Neurology : EJPN : Official Journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society·Babar KayaniDeborah M Eastwood
Mar 14, 2014·The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery·Jin-Myung Hong, Seok-Chan Eun

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