title: Ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumor of the anterior tongue. Report of a case.
abstract: The ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumor of the anterior tongue (ECT) is a recently described entity of the anterior dorsum of the tongue. The lesion is histologically characterized by a lobular proliferation of ovoid and fusiform cells, which often have multilobulated nuclei and occasional foci of atypia in a chondromyxoid background. We report a case of ECT with a discussion on the differential diagnosis and pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: van der Wal
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: van der Waal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D009372:Neoplasms, Connective Tissue / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; D009418:S100 Proteins; D014746:Vimentin