Right base of tongue mass seen on endoscopy and right parotid mass seen on recent CT scan. Right sided sore throat, referred pain to right ear. The submandibular glands and parotid glands are unremarkable. A heterogeneously enhancing mass centered in the right tongue base measures up to approximately 4 cm. The mass extends across midline, extends posteriorly to involve the right lateral glossoepiglottic fold, right vallecula, and epiglottis, and extends anteriorly into the root of the tongue. There is no cervical lymphadenopathy by size criteria. The thyroid gland is unremarkable. There are intact flow voids in the major neck vasculature. Moderate degenerative changes affect the cervical spine, with mild central canal stenosis from C5 to C7, but no significant neuroforaminal compromise.
1.A mass centered in the right base of tongue measures up to approximately 4 cm and likely represents a squamous cell carcinoma.2.No parotid mass is identified.