Medicine:Glossectomy

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Short description: Surgical procedure removing all or part of the tongue
Glossectomy
ICD-9-CM25.2-25.4
MeSHD005927

A glossectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the tongue. It is performed in order to curtail malignant growth such as oral cancer. Often only a portion of the tongue needs to be removed, in which case the procedure is called a partial removal, or hemiglossectomy. A midline glossectomy is a surgical reduction of the size of the base of the tongue (posterior tongue), sometimes used to treat sleep apnea.[citation needed]

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