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Discolored Tongue With Greenish Brown Colour. On Follow Up On Ovarian Cyst. Using E-cigarettes. Suggest

Dear Doctor,
I am a woman, 50 years old. I am currently getting follow up on an ovarian cyst. I now notice that my tongue is discolored, kind of a greenish/brown. Do I need to get my tongue biopsied? My doctor is now sending me paperwork for blood work for a CA-125. She wants to schedule surgery to remove the cyst and take a closer look around. Also, I quit smoking on May 15th, but admit to using electronic cigarettes. Can this be the reason for the discoloration of my tongue?
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Hi,

I understand that you are worried, but in my opinion, a tongue biopsy is not required. Just a discoloration of the tongue does not indicated malignancy. Most probably the ovarian cyst will also be benign.

Discoloration of tongue can be due to many reasons, like medications, some foods etc. E-cigarettes may be responsible too, but I must say it is not common. I suggest that you try to cut down on e-cigarettes and see if it makes a difference or not.

Hope this helps you. Best wishes.
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Discolored Tongue With Greenish Brown Colour. On Follow Up On Ovarian Cyst. Using E-cigarettes. Suggest

Hi, I understand that you are worried, but in my opinion, a tongue biopsy is not required. Just a discoloration of the tongue does not indicated malignancy. Most probably the ovarian cyst will also be benign. Discoloration of tongue can be due to many reasons, like medications, some foods etc. E-cigarettes may be responsible too, but I must say it is not common. I suggest that you try to cut down on e-cigarettes and see if it makes a difference or not. Hope this helps you. Best wishes.