Lesions of Lip and Tongue

The main aim of this review article is to highlight the most important clinical features of the lesions occurring on the lip and the tongue. Black hairy tongue, a disorder seen on the dorsum of the tongue showing a hairy appearance 1 , actinic chelitisthe main precancerous lesion of the lip 2 , oral hairy leukoplakiaa disorder of tongue seen in immunocompromised patients 3 , lymphangiomas which are the malformations of lymphatic vessels 4 , hemangiomasthe benign malformations of blood vessels occurring in the head and neck 5 , orofacial granulomatosisa chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by persistent or recurrent soft tissue enlargement 6 , mucocelea benign, mucus containing cystic lesion of the minor salivary glands 7 and carcinoma occurring on the lip and the tongue are the various lesions described in this article for a better understanding. The data collection for this review article was carried out independently through various published articles and online search.