Tongue lesions benign
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However, from the description provided by you, it seems you might be having this condition known as Geographic tongue (benign migratory glossitis) that occurs in up to 3% of the general population. It usually affects males and is more prominent in adults than in children.
The condition is mostly asymptomatic. Sometimes the patients may present with a burning sensation or an irritation on the tongue on taking spicy food.
Your descriptions appear to be consistent with clinical presentation of geographic tongue or benjgn migratory glossitis.
Geographic tongue is a benign condition. It doesn't pose a threat to your health, cause long-term complications or INCREASE YOUR RISK OF MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEMS.
However, anxiety about the condition is fairly common because:
The appearance of the tongue may be embarrassing, depending on how visible the lesions are and It may be difficult to be reassured that there is, in fact, nothing seriously wrong.
This condition changes nothing!
Benign as I understand it a diagnosis after the fact. Mostly when people are dead. They look a brain tissue of people who had very little symptoms and find lots of plagues. Or a Neurologist follows you for decades and you truly do not have progression.
MRIs show so little. There is this misconception that MS activity shows up on MRIs. MRIs only show a small amount of the damage. They now know a lot of damage is in the gray matter.
Damage happens without symptoms in MS.
My main concern and question is would geograohic tongue only appear on this one spot on the tongue? The lesions do change in size and shape and they are red in the center with the whitish yellow border. They do seem to grow every day, then disappear only to reappear the very next day on the same spot and location on his tongue. I am a little anxious that this could be something more worrisome like cancer. Is this normal behavior for gt to only pop up in one area of the tongue?
Oral thrush causes creamy white lesions, usually on your tongue or inner cheeks. The lesions can be painful and may bleed slightly when you scrape them. Sometimes oral thrush may spread to the roof of your mouth, your gums, tonsils or the back of your throat.
Although oral thrush can affect anyone, it's more likely to occur in babies and people who wear dentures, use inhaled corticosteroids or have compromised immune systems.
Under the ICD-9 Diagnostic codes, there is only Multiple Sclerosis (Many Scars.) There is no diagnostic code for benign. If you have scars, it can not be benign. If kind of fails a test of common logic. The progression of the disease my be benign (no disability,) but if a disease is scaring the brain, it is not benign.
There are lots of things happening on tongue mucosa every day, it is quite often traumatized. There may be a benign non-STI fungal infection. There is a condition called glossitis which make chancre-like lesions appear for no reason.
All those causes are much more likely than oral syphilis.
Whitening of the tongue is not a symptom of any STI.
If you are still worried, show your tongue to a doc.
Look, it is what it is whether someone gives you a label for it or not. White lesions can be one of a myriad of things from benign and common to more rare and serious. worrying gets you nowhere and can't be good for you physically or mentally. go get it checked out. If you haven't been to the dentist in a long time I suggest you see a dentist referred to you by someone you trust, get a complete exam with a full set of films.
Brief history. I had a baby 10/27/2009, 02/01/2010 I woke up with half of my tongue feeling numb and pressure on the R side of my face. I had bilateral tingling in arms and legs and fasiculations in legs (mainly calves and feet) I also had twitching in my toes. In Dec of 2009 I was ill with a virus. I also pushed it VERY hard after my son was born working out 1 week post birth running an average of 7 miles a day. I also had adies pupil and some blurry vision.
They are watching them for change and growth . Most lesions are benign and will probably never change . The process of waiting while the doctors investigate is unnerving . I had a tremendous amount anxiety waiting for my second MRI results . Although the majority of leisons are benign occasionally they could be cancer . Your doctor will do a liver biopsy if there is any indication . How was yours diagnosed ? MRI ,CAT , Ultrasound ? So far mine have not changed .
I was told that I have two lesions on my left ovary which is enlarged. I have pain in my lower back, nausea and loss of apetite. Are these signs of ovarian cancer?
I HAD A CT SCAN WITH CONTRAST DURING A HOSPITAL STAY LAST WEEK. THREE ENHANCED LESIONS WERE FOUND ON MY LIVER, EACH ABOUT 1CM . MY AST WAS 22. AN MRI WAS RECOMENDED WHEN ISEE MY PRIMARY CARE PHSYCIAN. WHAT AM I LOOKING AT?
This discussion is related to <a href='http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/234077'>Liver lesion: hemangioma vs. malignancy?</a>.
t have to signify cancerous tissue, a lesion can be a scar and/or something benign. Benign lesions are common.
You didn't tell us the reason your doctor ordered a scan. Are you in pain or experiencing discomfort associated with liver disease? Blood draws can help determine if the lesion is malignant. One marker is called the AFP [Alpha Feta Protein]. Get copies of your labs and discuss the exam results with a Hepatologist, a liver disease specialist.
Yea...I mean, it's only my tongue that's the problem...some days my tongue looks dry...and the lesions seem to be going down..and then few days down the road they come back.
The only reason I think the herpes is related to the lesions in my mouth is because I didn't have this problem before
I need to go and have another test.
Thanks everyone.
I cannot find out, anywhere, what the percentage rate is as to whether this is benign, precancerous, or cancerous. I have rephrased this question in numerous ways but no stats or probabilities on this one. Thanks!
Just because one finding is deemed benign does not mean that all future findings will be the same. Please, always investigate to some degree to be sure. Yes, cysts do often continue to develop. Regards ....
One thing to keep.in mind about incidentally found liver lesions is that they are benign the vast majority of the time, if you don't have chronic liver disease with advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis. And it sounds like your doctor is intending to do a followup imaging test as soon as your more stable which is the right thing to do. They will probably use a contrast-enhanced MRI to help add characterise data to the CT data they already have.
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