PMC9887229_01
Endoscopic visualization of tongue base at the emergency department before surgery and 1 week after surgery (at follow-up). Case 1: Left tongue base tumefaction obliterates the ipsilateral vallecula and contacts the epiglottis. Case 2: Left well- circumscribed vallecula tumefaction contacting the epiglottis. Normal tongue base findings are seen after surgery in the two cases
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F1
Flexible endoscopy showed a left well-circumscribed vallecula tumefaction (Figure 1). At the follow-up visit one week later, the patient presented full clinical and endoscopic recovery (Figure 1).
Contrast-enhanced neck computed tomography scan. Left (case 1): Left tongue base focal fluid collection of low attenuation with surrounding rim-enhancement and pre-epiglottic fat stranding. Right (case 2):
Left vallecula-tongue base focal fluid collection of low attenuation with surrounding rim-enhancement
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F2
C reactive protein levels of 30.4 mg/L. Contrast-enhanced neck CT scan showed a left side vallecula-tongue base abscess (Figure 2).
PMC9887229_02
Endoscopic visualization of tongue base at the emergency department before surgery and 1 week after surgery (at follow-up). Case 1: Left tongue base tumefaction obliterates the ipsilateral vallecula and contacts the epiglottis. Case 2: Left well- circumscribed vallecula tumefaction contacting the epiglottis. Normal tongue base findings are seen after surgery in the two cases
aaem-11-e18-g001.jpg
PMC9887229_02_aaem-11-e18-g001.jpg
F1
Flexible endoscopy showed a left well-circumscribed vallecula tumefaction (Figure 1). At the follow-up visit one week later, the patient presented full clinical and endoscopic recovery (Figure 1).
Contrast-enhanced neck computed tomography scan. Left (case 1): Left tongue base focal fluid collection of low attenuation with surrounding rim-enhancement and pre-epiglottic fat stranding. Right (case 2):
Left vallecula-tongue base focal fluid collection of low attenuation with surrounding rim-enhancement
aaem-11-e18-g002.jpg
PMC9887229_02_aaem-11-e18-g002.jpg
F2
C reactive protein levels of 30.4 mg/L. Contrast-enhanced neck CT scan showed a left side vallecula-tongue base abscess (Figure 2).