title: Leiomyosarcoma of the base of the tongue treated with radiotherapy: a case report.
abstract: Soft tissue sarcomas of the oral cavity are uncommon malignancies; those of smooth-muscle origin are extremely rare. The world literature reveals about 80 leiomyomas and 26 cases of leiomyosarcoma. Only 4 of the cases with leiomyosarcoma occurred in the tongue. This report of leiomyosarcoma of the base and dorsum of the tongue adds 1 case which was primarily treated with irradiation and achieved an excellent response. A 1.5-year follow-up after radiation-therapy is included and a review of the literature is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Giessen, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dreyer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*