A soft, smooth, blue nodular lesion located on the side of the tongue that fades when pressed is most likely which of the following?

Explanation

The described lesion is a blue, soft, nodular mass on the lateral tongue border that blanches under pressure, which is characteristic of a hemangioma—a benign vascular tumor. Lymphoma is a malignancy of lymphoid tissue and does not typically present as a blue blanching mass. Epulis fissuratum is a fibrous hyperplasia usually caused by ill-fitting dentures and does not blanch. Epithelioma (squamous cell carcinoma) is a malignant lesion that does not blanch on pressure.