title: Oral leiomyosarcoma. Report of a case and review of the literature pertaining to smooth-muscle tumors of the oral cavity.
abstract: Primary malignant smooth-muscle tumors of the mouth have rarely been reported. A review of the literature has yielded only eleven cases; to these, a new case is added. The age, sex, and site distribution of oral leiomyosarcomas are compared with those of oral leiomyomas.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000473:pathology