Anticipated Difficult Intubation Due to Polypoidal Squamous Cell Carcinoma on Posterior One Third of Tongue

Abstract

The most common type of tongue malignancy is squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) which constitutes about 36.5% of all oral malignancies. It usually presents as painless swelling which is often ignored by the patient until late when it is symptomatic because of demonstrable growth in the oral cavity.