A 53-year-old male visits your practice complaining of a lon…

A 53-year-old male visits your practice complaining of a long-standing, non-healing lesion on the lateral surface of his tongue. The patient claims that it has been present for more than six months. He delayed consulting, as he hoped it would disappear by itself. A clinical examination reveals an indurated ulcer.Social history:The patient smokes 15 cigarettes a day and consumes alcohol on weekendsThe edge of the ulcer seen in the slide above is best described as