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Alveolar soft part sarcoma of the tongue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

F. Cetik
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Cukorova University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
C. Ozsahinoglu*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Cukorova University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
F. Kivanc
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
E. Secinti
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Cukorova University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
*
Professor Can Ozsahinoglu, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, Medical Faculty of Cukurova University, Balcali, Adana 01330, Turkey.

Abstract

In this report a 13-year-old girl with characteristic clinical and pathological features of alveolar soft part sarcoma of the tongue is presented. Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a rare malignant tumor of unknown origin. Forty eight cases of alveolar soft part sarcoma have so far been reported in the head and neck region. Median survival reported for all sites of the body is 79 months following various modes of therapy. In this case, the treatment was surgical excision of the mass combined with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The patient has been asymptomatic for the past 12 months.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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