title: Rhabdomyoma of the floor of the mouth: a new case and review of recently reported intra-oral rhabdomyomas.
abstract: Extra-cardiac rhabdomyoma is a rare, benign neoplasm of skeletal muscle origin which occurs predominantly in the head and neck region, mainly in the oral cavity. This article reports a rhabdomyoma (adult type) in the floor of the mouth in a 39 year-old man. The detailed histological features are presented and recent cases from the literature are reviewed.
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery