Letter to the Editor

Adenocarcinoma of the Lung Presenting as a Metastatic Tongue Mass

Authors: Hassan A. Hatoum, MD, Joyce G. Habib, MD, Ayman Tawil, MD, Zaher Chakhachiro, MD, Zaher K. Otrock, MD, Ahmad Husari, MD, Ali Shamseddine, MD

Abstract

To the Editor:


Metastasis to the tongue has been described rarely, and it occurs mostly in patients with generalized dissemination of a primary malignancy.1 In extremely rare situations, lingual metastasis has been the initial presentation of metastatic carcinoma.

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