Lumps of the tongue.

Lesions of the tongue are often encountered in the process of a dental examination. These can include alterations of the tongue surface texture or colour, ulcers or exophytic lesions (lumps). The latter can represent variations of normal, benign or malignant pathological processes. This article will not provide a detailed list of all possible exophytic tongue lesions but will present a few of the more common conditions to be considered when such lesions are encountered.