title: [Chondrosarcoma of the base of the tongue].
abstract: A case of chondrosarcoma of the root of the tongue diagnosed as cylindroma in a woman of 51 is described. The tumor was 4 cm in diameter. It is noted that such neoplasia occurs rarely, the localization of the tumor is unusual and metastases into the lungs developed rapidly.
mesh_terms: D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Khondrosarkoma kornia iazyka.