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A healthy 8-year-old female presents to the office for a routine recare exam. Neither she nor her mom had any concerns.
While performing the head, neck, and oral cancer screening exam, a raised, round soft-tissue lesion approximately 6 mm x 6 mm was observed under the left side of the tongue, along the sublingual salivary gland ducts. The outside border was red and contained a white center. The lesion and area in general were not tender to palpation, and both mom and patient were unaware of its presence. There was no recollection of trauma to the area.
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