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ALVEOLAR SOFT PART SARCOMA OF THE TONGUE: A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Ooi Lucien P. J. L.,
Sim C. S.,
Peck H. L.,
Soo K. C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1993.tb00529.x
Subject(s) - alveolar soft part sarcoma , medicine , tongue , sarcoma , soft tissue , malignancy , glossectomy , surgical resection , resection , soft tissue sarcoma , surgery , radiology , pathology
Alveolar soft part sarcoma of the tongue is a rare malignancy. Until 1988, only 23 cases have been documented in the English literature. In this report, a 21 year old man with typical features of alveolar soft part sarcoma of the tongue is presented. Treatment was wide surgical resection with reconstruction using a pectoralis major myocutaneous flap.