Accessory tongue: Classification and report of a case

Bifid Tongue and Cleft Palate With and Without a Tessier 30 Facial Cleft: Cases of Rare Congenital Anomalies and a Review of Management and Literature

“…Congenital bifid tongue with a cleft palate may be presented as an isolated finding or with syndromes such as Opitz G/BBB syndrome, oral–facial–digital syndrome type I, II, IV, and VI, Klippel-Feil anomaly, Larsen anomaly, Goldenhar syndrome, and Ellis–van Creveld syndrome (Haghighi et al, 2004; James et al, 2007; Hiradfar et al, 2015; Siddiqua et al, 2015). None of our patients had the described syndromes.…”

“…None of our patients had the described syndromes. Both patients are infants of diabetic mothers, which is believed to be an important predisposing factor for bifid tongue and other congenital anomalies, commonly cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and central nervous system (James et al, 2007; Hiradfar et al, 2015; Siddiqua et al, 2015). Thus, complete neonatal screening of other systemic involvement is advocated as part of evaluation and management.…”

“…The prevalence of bifid tongue is stated to be 0.4% to 0.8% (Sawyer et al, 1984; Mojarrad and Vaziri, 2008; Rai et al, 2012). Numerous terms such as cleft tongue, accessory tongue, double tongue, and supernumerary tongue are used to describe the bifid tongue (Hiradfar et al, 2015). Review articles of 37 cases by Hiradfar et al (2015) noted that 62% of cases are females and 43% are associated with cleft palate.…”

“…As a special muscular organ, the tongue is responsible for taste, deglutition, and articulation. Early surgical intervention may be important to prevent speech impairment and swallowing disorders later in life (Hiradfar et al, 2015). In this article, we report 2 cases of rare congenital bifid tongue with cleft palate and their surgical management in our hospital setting.…”

“…Numerous terms such as cleft tongue, accessory tongue, double tongue, and supernumerary tongue are used to describe the bifid tongue (Hiradfar et al, 2015). Review articles of 37 cases by Hiradfar et al (2015) noted that 62% of cases are females and 43% are associated with cleft palate. Patients are asymptomatic 62% of the time, and 18% presented with respiratory difficulties, 13% have feeding difficulty, and 7% have speech impairment in adulthood (Hiradfar et al, 2015).…”