Alveolar soft part sarcoma of the tongue root: a case report.
- Author:
Hui-jing HUANG
1
;
Can-hua JIANG
;
Shun-jin CHEN
Author Information
1. Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Adult;
Female;
Humans;
Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part;
Tongue;
Tongue Neoplasms
- From:
West China Journal of Stomatology
2008;26(4):454-456
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a rare, aggressive malignancy of uncertain histological origin with a propensity for vascular invasion and distant metastasis. The case presented involves a 31-year-old woman with alveolar soft part sarcoma in the tongue root. The clinical features, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment were discussed.
