Alveolar soft part sarcoma of the tongue.
Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare malignancy; only 39 cases have been reported in the head and neck region. A 19-year-old woman is presented here who had ASPS of the tongue. Surgical resection was followed by irradiation therapy. She is tumor-free 2 years after treatment.
D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*