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Can Skin Tag On Tongue Be Symptom Of Oral Cancer?
got a white little skin tag looking thing on my tongue. been there for a a few months at least. can feel it a little in my mouth, but doesn't bother me too much. used to smoke for years, quit 6 mos ago. Drink vino daily. prob nothing to do w either but wanted to be sure its not a symptom of some oral cancer etc? any thoughts? kind regards- SMK
Mon, 25 May 2015
Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
You have skin tag on tongue. It can squamous cell carcinoma, papilloma, or hyperkeratosis. You should go for biopsy of tongue. It will give you exact idea whether it is cancer or other lesion. Then you should take treatment accordingly.
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Wish you a very good health.
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
You have skin tag on tongue. It can squamous cell carcinoma, papilloma, or hyperkeratosis. You should go for biopsy of tongue. It will give you exact idea whether it is cancer or other lesion. Then you should take treatment accordingly.
Hope I have answered your question, if you have any doubts then contact me at bit.ly/Drsanghvihardik, I will be happy to answer you.
Thanks for using health care magic.
Wish you a very good health.
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