title: [Alveolar soft part sarcoma of the tongue root: a case report].
abstract: Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a rare, aggressive malignancy of uncertain histological origin with a propensity for vascular invasion and distant metastasis. The case presented involves a 31-year-old woman with alveolar soft part sarcoma in the tongue root. The clinical features, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
authors.forename: Hui-jing
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Can-hua
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Shun-jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018234:Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part; D014059:Tongue; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms