Pediatric Tongue Lesions: An Often-Overlooked but Important Collection of Diagnoses.

AJR Am J Roentgenol

Department of Radiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114.

Published: May 2020

The purpose of this article is to discuss imaging techniques and provide a pictorial review of pediatric tongue lesions. Pediatric tongue lesions represent an often-overlooked collection of abnormalities with a variety of clinical and radiologic features. The location of these lesions places the patient at risk for airway compromise. Systematic imaging evaluation of pediatric tongue lesions can help the radiologist arrive at a correct and timely diagnosis, thus improving and expediting patient care.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2214/AJR.19.22121DOI Listing

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