Autoamputation of the tongue

Patel, Aneek; Chaturvedi, Pankaj; Panday, Rambha; Sanyal, B

doi:10.1136/pmj.77.907.335

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“…Autoamputation secondary to malignancy had been rarely reported in several organs, [3,4] with breast autoamputation reported in a few cases. The earliest cases of autoamputation of the breast in the literature were reported in the 1970s: one was reported in 1975 by Mintz and Keinan [5] , and two others by Kuten et al in 1976.…”

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Autoamputation of the Breast in Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: A Case Report

Olusola-Bello¹,

Olatunji²,

A³

et al. 2022

Ann Health Res

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Autoamputation is the spontaneous detachment from the body and elimination of an appendage or abnormal growth. Autoamputation of an organ due to malignancy has been reported in various organs, although its aetiopathogenesis has not been fully explained. Autoamputation of the breast is associated with late presentation and slow desmoplastic reaction in breast cancer. The patient was a 43- year- old Nigerian woman who presented with a one-year history of left breast mass diagnosed as triple negative invasive ductal carcinoma. She defaulted from hospital care but represented after autoamputation of the left breast. The case is reported to showcase the variations in the clinical course of breast cancers.

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Autoamputation of the Breast in Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: A Case Report

Olusola-Bello¹,

Olatunji²,

A³

et al. 2022

Ann Health Res

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“…Buntic and Buncke reported the first successful tongue replantation in 1998, with microsurgical reconnection of lingual artery, and a venous autologous graft [3] . Besides, the delayed microvascular reconstruction with heterotopic grafts using rectus abdominis , latissimus dorsi, and serratus anterior muscles have been described with poor functional results [2] , [18] , [19] .…”

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Traumatic partial amputation of the tongue. Case report and literature review

Hernández-Méndez

Rodríguez-Luna

Guarneros-Zárate

et al. 2016

Annals of Medicine &Amp; Surgery

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IntroductionThe traumatic injuries to the tongue can go form section to partial or complete amputation, the latter being a rare presentation in the setting of facial trauma or even in patients with mental illness.Case reportWe present 25-year-old patient with traumatic partial amputation of the tongue who presented to the emergency department with successful surgical repair with good functional and esthetic outcome.DiscussionThe tongue can suffer a broad type of traumatic injuries, in the setting of active bleeding, the muscular planes must be closed with absorbable sutures to stop the hemorrhage and prevent hematoma formation. Tongue surgical repair in the setting of a total section requires integrity of arterial and venous flow, so anastomosis must be executed.ConclusionAmputation of the tongue can put the patient's life at risk and its management needs to be mastered by the surgeons treating polytraumatized patients.

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“…E ditor ,—The case published by Patel et al recently of autoamputation of the tongue is an unusual life threatening incident worthy of reporting 1. However, the authors' statement that such an occurrence has never before been reported is inaccurate.…”

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Autoamputation of the tongue

Pantanowitz

2001

Postgraduate Medical Journal

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Editor,—The case published by Patelet al recently of autoamputation of the tongue is an unusual life threatening incident worthy of reporting.1 However, the authors' statement that such an occurrence has never before been reported is inaccurate. At least five cases of autoamputation of the tongue have been reported in the English literature.2, 3, 4, 5, 6 I had previously been involved in reporting a case of tongue autoamputation in a mentally retarded patient after a flupenthixol injection.2 Self mutilation in this case was secondary to neuroleptic induced acute atypical orolingual dyskinesia. Bizarre and sporadic oral self injurious acts resulting in traumatic glossectomy have been known to occur among psychotic patients.3 Amputation of the tongue has also been documented after a motor vehicle accident, in which the unrestrained passenger was forced to bite down on his tongue with enough force to amputate a segment.4 Furthermore, self inflicted amputation of the tongue has been noted by other authors to cause macroglossia that compromised the upper airway, as well as result in life threatening secondary infections.56 Finally, serious oral self mutilation may be a rare pathological behavioural pattern that is observed in various neurological conditions such as encephalitis, coma, cerebral palsy, autism, mental retardation, seizures, as well as familial dysautonomia, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, Tourette's syndrome, and the Cornelia de Lange syndrome.2Clinicians should be aware of these possible underlying conditions when they are confronted with a patient presenting with such unusual self inflicted oral injuries.

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Autoamputation of the tongue

Cited by 5 publications

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Autoamputation of the Breast in Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: A Case Report

Autoamputation of the Breast in Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: A Case Report

Traumatic partial amputation of the tongue. Case report and literature review

Autoamputation of the tongue

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