A primary leiomyosarcoma of the lateral border of the tongue

Carlos Alberto S Pires; Luis Fernando S Pires; Pérsio A Faber

doi:10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.10.013

A primary leiomyosarcoma of the lateral border of the tongue

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2010 Feb;109(2):e31-3. doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.10.013.

Authors

Carlos Alberto S Pires¹, Luis Fernando S Pires, Pérsio A Faber

Affiliation

¹ carlos_pires@yahoo.com

PMID: 20123397
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.10.013

Abstract

Soft tissue sarcomas are rare malignant neoplasms (about 1% of all malignances). The leiomyosarcoma of the tongue is a very rare tumor with only 9 cases described in the literature. This article describes a case report of a primary leiomyosarcoma of the lateral border of the tongue treated with local excision that has been free of recurrence for 4 years. Also described in this article is a new technique to stabilize the tongue during surgery.

MeSH terms

Disease-Free Survival
Humans
Leiomyosarcoma / pathology*
Leiomyosarcoma / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Oral Surgical Procedures / instrumentation*
Tongue Neoplasms / pathology*
Tongue Neoplasms / surgery