title: Alveolar soft part sarcoma of the tongue in a 3-year-old boy: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Alveolar soft tissue sarcoma of the tongue is a very rare and aggressive tumor which occurs in infancy with a relatively controversial histogenesis. It may mimic benign vascular neoplasms and may metastasize to the lungs, brain or bones.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the case of a three-year-old Caucasian boy who was admitted to our department with a history of dysphagia and two episodes of oral bleeding which had lasted for a period of six months. A thorough histological examination together with imaging techniques form the basis of a reliable diagnosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Alveolar soft tissue sarcoma of the tongue is a rare tumor which occurs in infancy and which is often misdiagnosed pre-operatively. It should therefore be included in the differential diagnosis of oral pediatric lesions.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, (Street Konstantinoupoleos 49) Hippokratio General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. geornous@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Noussios
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authors.forename: Kostas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karagiannidis
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kontzoglou
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