Wow—that really looks like it:
https://www.google.com/search?q=tongue+cancer+pictures&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjvqvKgrZbOAhXCGh4KHRIOBDkQ_AUICCgB&biw=2030&bih=1107&dpr=0.9
All those tongues make me want a ham sandwich.