A Case Report of Vascular Leiomyoma underneath the Tongue.
Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica 91(2): 171-176
Article 1998 English
Authors
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Yasushi Takeda
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Yoshimichi Ryoji
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Kazunori Nishizaki
Abstract
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We report a 53-year-old male with leiomyoma in the bottom of the tongue. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging suggested a benign tumor localized in the oropharynx. The patient underwent extirpation of the tumor by a cervical approach. Since the surgery, he has been followed up for six months and to date there is no sign of recurrence.Histopathological and immunohistological studies revealed the tumor to be a vascular leiomyoma. Vascular leiomyoma in the head and neck region is a rare disease. This is the first report of vascular leiomyoma arising underneath the tongue, according to a critical review of the world literature up to 1997.
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