Fa'amatalaga atili ― Samoan

O se alii 53 tausaga le matua na auina atu i le Dermatology Clinic ona sa tupu le tumutumu o lona laulaufaiva mo le 2 tausaga. Na te le'i mauaina ni togafitiga talu ai e le'i i ai ni fa'ailoga iloga o le manu'a. Na faasolosolo malie le tuputupu, ae e le'i tele se suiga seia oo ina sau o ia i le falemai. Sa masani ona soifua maloloina ae ua ulaula mo le toeitiiti 30 tausaga, pe tusa ma le 20 sikaleti i le aso. Na ia fa'afitia so'o se tala'aga o manu'a i lona gutu gutu. Na fa'aalia le manu'a se nodule e tusa ma le 0.5 cm le lautele i le pito o le laulaufaiva. Na lagona le mausali, ma foliga mai o le aano masani o le laulaufaiva i le lanu.
A 53-year-old man was referred to the Dermatology Clinic with a 2-year history of an exophytic lesion on the tip of his tongue. He did not accept any treatment since the lesion had no subjective symptoms. The lesion developed slowly and showed no notable change in size until this visit. The patient was systemically healthy, but he had a long history of smoking for almost 30 years and at least 20 cigarettes per day. In addition, he denied any history of trauma in his oral cavity. The lesion showed a well-defined nodule with approximate 0.5 cm diameter on the tip of the tongue. The nodule was firm and presented a color resembling normal mucosa.