Chondroma of the tongue.
A case of lingual chondroma is presented, along with the pertinent light and electron microscopy findings. The literature on lingual chondromas has been reviewed, and the pertinent clinical features are discussed and compared with those of other hard lingual tumors, the osteoma and osteochondroma.
D000367:Age Factors; D002356:Cartilage; D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure