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Cytology of a giant adult‐type rhabdomyoma of the tongue
Author(s) -
Etit Demet,
Bayol Umit,
Cumurcu Suheyla,
Erdogan Isin,
Tan Ayca
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.21530
Subject(s) - medicine , tongue , rhabdomyoma , head and neck , anatomy , cytology , pathology , parapharyngeal space , adult male , surgery , tuberous sclerosis
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. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.