Osteogenic sarcoma of the tongue. Case report and review of the literature.
A case of osteosarcoma of the tongue with lymph node metastasis is reported. The patient, 81 years old, underwent hemiglossectomy and neck dissection. The rarity of this tumor is emphasized and the treatment, differential diagnosis and etiology of osteosarcomas of the tongue are discussed. Osteogenic sarcoma of the extraskeletal soft tissues and organs is itself a rare event. To the best of our knowledge only three previous cases of primary osteogenic sarcoma of the tongue have been described. The aim of this report is to present a further case.
Loyzaga
J M
JM
Department of Anatomic Pathology, Universitary Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain.
Fernandez Machin
P
P
Sala
J
J
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*