Cytology of a giant adult-type rhabdomyoma of the tongue.
Adult rhabdomyoma is a rare primary benign tumour of striated muscle origin that almost exclusively presents in the head and neck region with predilection for male. We herein report a case of an adult rhabdomyoma in a 67-year-old male with cytologic features. The lesions was located in the tongue extended to the left parapharyngeal region. We discuss the cytological findings with a brief review of the literature on this entity.
Department of Pathology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. demetetit@yahoo.com
Demet
D
Etit
Umit
U
Bayol
Suheyla
S
Cumurcu
Isin
I
Erdogan
Ayca
A
Tan
D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D048430:Cell Shape; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery