Osteogenic Sarcoma of the Tongue

A case of osteosarcoma of the tongue with lymph node metastasis is reported. The patient, 81 years old, underwent hemiglossectomy and neck dissection. The rarity of this tumour is emphasized and the treatment, differential diagnosis and etiology of osteosarcomas of the tongue are discussed. Osteogen...

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Published in:Pathology, research and practice research and practice, 1996, Vol.192 (1), p.75-78
Main Authors: Loyzaga, J.M., Machin, P. Fernandez, Sala, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Extraskeletal osteosarcoma
Lymph node metastasis of osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma of the organs
Osteosarcoma of the tongue
Radioactive gold implants and osteosarcoma
Sarcoma of the tongue
Soft tissue osteosarcoma
Soft tissue sarcoma estraskeletal osteosarcoma in myositis ossificans
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Summary:A case of osteosarcoma of the tongue with lymph node metastasis is reported. The patient, 81 years old, underwent hemiglossectomy and neck dissection. The rarity of this tumour is emphasized and the treatment, differential diagnosis and etiology of osteosarcomas of the tongue are discussed. Osteogenic sarcoma of the extraskeletal soft tissues and organs is itself a rare event. To the best of our knowledge only three previous cases of primary osteogenic sarcoma of the tongue have been described. The aim of this report is to present a further case.
ISSN:0344-0338
1618-0631
DOI:10.1016/S0344-0338(96)80137-3