title: Leiomyosarcoma of the tongue: a case report.
abstract: Primary leiomyosarcomas arising from within the tongue are extremely rare. Only eight cases have been previously reported on Medline to our knowledge. We describe a case of a 46-year-old woman who presented with a lesion rapidly increasing in size on the lateral aspect of her tongue, which was excised. We present a completed-5-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Maxillofacial Surgery BSUH Trust, United Kingdom. crossmantim@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Crossman
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herold
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005927:Glossectomy; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery