title: A case of chondroma of the tongue.
abstract: Chondroma of the tongue represents a very rare benign tumor at this site, with very few reports of pure chondroma (no components of adipose, fibrous or bony tissue) existing. This report presents the case of a 17-year-old man with chondroma arising at the center of the tongue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka 814-0193, Japan. tunay@college.fdcnet.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sera
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimoda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozeki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*