. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation . Klg. .i — Drawing showing typical location of lingual thyroid, llg. K—Urawlng showing location of tumor In the case now reported. 382 —Drawing showing appearance of tumor on dorsumtonguo in case now reported. surgical removal, thextraoral. The intraoral is feasiblewhere the mouth is large, the tonguelong and slender and the tumor smalland situated close to the dorsum of thetongue. In the cases where a largetumor is present, the extraoral attackis to be recommended. In this opera-tion the mcision is made in the midlinebelow the mandible and e
. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation . Klg. .i — Drawing showing typical location of lingual thyroid, llg. K—Urawlng showing location of tumor In the case now reported. 382 —Drawing showing appearance of tumor on dorsumtonguo in case now reported. surgical removal, thextraoral. The intraoral is feasiblewhere the mouth is large, the tonguelong and slender and the tumor smalland situated close to the dorsum of thetongue. In the cases where a largetumor is present, the extraoral attackis to be recommended. In this opera-tion the mcision is made in the midlinebelow the mandible and ends of thehyoid bone. Through this incisionenucleation is done. In very largetumors the incision is carried down-ward through the hyoid bone to theupper border of the larynx. When thistechnique is necessary a tracheotomymust first be done. There have been no surgical deathsin the cases reported. Healing has beenrapid and complete and the patientshave quickly returned to the customaryemployment. It is important to de- CARCINOMA OF LINGUAL THYR
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