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Congenital Anomalies

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Congenital (developmental) anomalies (malformations) of the tongue reported in the literature include the following:

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Sakr, M.F. (2022). Congenital Anomalies. In: Tongue Lesions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08198-9_5

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