The possible clinical causes of lumps on the tongue include hypertrophy of tongue tonsils, papillitis of tongue, tongue cancer and so on.
1. Hypertrophy of lingual tonsils: this condition is related to lingual tonsillitis, excessive smoking and drinking, frequent use of stimulating foods are triggering factors, clinical manifestations include foreign body sensation in the pharynx, dry cough, granular bulging of lymphatic tissues at the root of the tongue as well as swelling, and so on.
2. Tongue papillitis: this disease is related to local oral irritation, malnutrition, poor living habits and other factors, with clinical manifestations such as congestion and edema of bacterial papillae in the tongue.
3. Tongue cancer: it refers to a kind of malignant tumor disease occurring in the tongue, which is related to tobacco and alcohol addiction, habitual betel nut chewing, etc. The clinical manifestations include tongue pain, tongue erosion, ulcer or lump, etc.
Tongue lumps should go to the hospital, clear diagnosis and then targeted treatment.