title: A primary leiomyosarcoma of the lateral border of the tongue.
abstract: Soft tissue sarcomas are rare malignant neoplasms (about 1% of all malignances). The leiomyosarcoma of the tongue is a very rare tumor with only 9 cases described in the literature. This article describes a case report of a primary leiomyosarcoma of the lateral border of the tongue treated with local excision that has been free of recurrence for 4 years. Also described in this article is a new technique to stabilize the tongue during surgery.
authors.affiliation: carlos_pires@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto S
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.forename: Luis Fernando S
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.forename: Pérsio A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Faber
mesh_terms: D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery