title: Rhabdomyoma of the base of the tongue. A case report.
abstract: A case of rhabdomyoma in the base of the tongue that caused dysphagia and sleep apnea is presented. Diagnosis was accomplished by means of fine needle aspiration biopsy and MRI. The tumor was completely removed by a tongue midline split.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuesta Gil
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández-Alba Luengo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Navarro Vila
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery