CONGENITAL ACCESSORY TONGUE: A RARE CASE OF NON SYNDROMIC TONGUE ANOMALY

Background/objectives: Congenital malformations of the tongue are rare and an accessory tongue is extremely uncommon and its incidence is not quoted in literature. Setting: Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, KVG Medical College, Sullia. Case report: Incidental diagnosis of accessory tongue was made in a case of acute tonsillo-pharyngitis while mild symptoms of swallowing discomfort and no speech abnormalities. No other congenital abnormalities were seen in the individual. Intervention: simple surgical excision was made and biopsy revealed the lesion to be of an accessory tongue. Conclusion: Non syndromic tongue anomalies can be treated with simple surgical correction but syndromic tongue anomalies need a multidisciplinary management.