Left oral tongue cancer. There is an enhancing mass in the left lateral oral tongue that measures 12 x 25 mm in axial section and 21 mm in craniocaudal dimension. There is no gross mandibular or tongue base invasion. The cervical lymph nodes are not enlarged by size criteria, although left level 2A and 2B lymph nodes appear relatively prominent and heterogeneous. The thyroid and salivary glands are unremarkable. There are bilateral otomastoid effusions. The imaged intracranial structures and orbits are unremarkable. There is mild degenerative cervical spondylosis.
1. The left lateral oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma measures up to 25 mm.2. The cervical lymph nodes are not enlarged by size criteria, although left level 2A and 2B lymph nodes appear slightly prominent and heterogeneous, which may represent a reactive process or perhaps a small amount of metastatic disease. 