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Leiomyosarcoma of the tongue: a very rare tumour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Frederick Mayall ,
Joy Hickman ,
Charles Bulman  and
Robert Blewitt
Frederick Mayall*
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, Lancaster Moor Hospital, Lancaster
Joy Hickman
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Surgery, Withington Hospital, Manchester
Charles Bulman
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster.
Robert Blewitt
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, Lancaster Moor Hospital, Lancaster
*
Dr F. G. Mayall,Department of Histopathology, Lancaster Moor Hospital, Lancaster, LAI 3JR.
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Abstract

We describe a leiomyosarcoma of the tongue in a 60-year-old man. The diagnosis was supported by immunohistochemical positivity for desmin and alpha-1 smooth muscle actin.

Keywords

TongueLeiomyosarcomaImmunohistochemistrydesminalpha-1 smooth muscle actin
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 7 , July 1994 , pp. 617 - 618
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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