Nonneoplastic Tongue Swellings of Lymphatic and Lymphocytic Origin: Three Case Reports

Table 1

Different types of tongue swellings adapted from Neville et al. [5].

Tongue swelling	Common site	Nature
Squamous cell papilloma	Tip	Benign neoplasm
Verruca vulgaris	Tip	Reactive
Granular cell tumor	Dorsal surface	Benign neoplasm
Sialithiasis	Ventral surface	Reactive
Salivary gland neoplasms	Anterior two-thirds	Benign and malignant lesion
Irritational fibroma	Lateral side	Reactive
Squamous cell carcinoma	Lateral and ventral surfaces	Malignant neoplasm
Lymphoepithelial cyst	Posterolateral and ventral surfaces	Reactive
Lymphoid hyperplasia	Posterolateral side	Reactive
Lymphoma	Posterior third	Malignant neoplasm
Haemangioma	Anterior two-thirds	Developmental
Lymphangioma	Dorsal surface	Developmental