title: Rhabdomyomas of the submandibular and sublingual glands.
abstract: Rhabdomyomas are rare benign mesenchymal tumors distinguished in cardiac and extracardiac forms. Extracardiac rhabdomyomas are classified as adult type, fetal type, and the genital type. Adult extracardiac rhabdomyomas are mostly found in the head and neck and usually present a slow growth. We report a case of a patient with a manifestation in the submandibular and sublingual glands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. lc.lab@libero.it
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Catalfamo
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: Enrico Nastro
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Siniscalchi
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nava
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Familiari
authors.forename: Saverio De Ponte
authors.initials: Sde P
authors.lastname: Francesco
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013362:Sublingual Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed