ICD-11 definition : Abnormal growth, without malignant characteristics, of the cells that comprise the
tongue.;
ICD-11 synonym : benign tumour of tongue;
ICD-11 inclusion : benign neoplasm of the posterior tongue; benign neoplasm of junctional zone of tongue; granular cell myoblastoma of tongue; benign neoplasm of dorsal surface of tongue; benign tumour of tongue posterior to vallate papillae; benign tumour of base of tongue; benign tumour of posterior third of tongue; benign tumour of lingual tonsil; benign tumour of fixed part of tongue; benign neoplasm of base of tongue; benign neoplasm of ventral surface of tongue; benign neoplasm of border of tongue; benign neoplasm of lingual tonsil; benign neoplasm of tip and/or lateral border of tongue;