Open AccessPediatric oral leiomyosarcoma: Rare case report
Author(s) -
C V Divyambika,
S Sathasivasubramanian,
C L Krithika,
Malathi Narasimhan,
D Prathiba
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.98990
Subject(s) - leiomyosarcoma , presentation (obstetrics) , medicine , oral cavity , soft tissue , neoplasm , pathology , case presentation , tongue , sarcoma , radiology , surgery , dentistry
Soft tissue sarcomas comprise a group of histologically diverse malignant neoplasms arising from mesenchymal cell lines. Among these, leiomyosarcomas are sarcomas exhibiting smooth muscle differentiation. Occurrence of this neoplasm in the oral cavity is exceedingly rare and its presentation is unusual in children. We present a case report of leiomyosarcoma of the oral cavity in an eight-year old child. Primary oral leiomyosarcoma, being a rare entity in children, this case report emphasizes the prompt recognition of this tumor to institute appropriate multimodality treatment.