Chondroma and osteochondroma of the tongue.
The first case of two separate tumors of the tongue, one cartilaginous and the other osteocartilaginous, is reported. The cartilaginous matrix of these two tumors contained elastic fibers and type II collagen. The histogenesis of these tumors is discussed.
Department of Oral Pathology, Kagoshima University Dental School, Japan.
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Landini
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Kitano
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Urago
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Sugihara
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Yamashita
D000328:Adult; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology; D003094:Collagen; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology
D003094:Collagen