title: [Ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumor of the anterior tongue].
abstract: Ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumor of the anterior tongue is a rare entity. To date, 37 cases have been reported in the literature. We present the case of a 52-year-old male patient with an ectomesenchymal chondromyxoid tumor at the typical location with a characteristic lobular proliferation of ovoid and fusiform uniform tumor cells on a chondromyxoid background and showing expression of typical immunohistochemical markers GFAP and S-100. Despite its rarity, this special tumor should be considered in the differential diagnosis when dealing with localized swellings of the anterior tongue.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsspital Basel, Schönbeinstr. 40, 4032, Basel, Schweiz.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muenst
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jakscha
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jundt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Glatz
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008637:Mesenchymoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009372:Neoplasms, Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein