Cytology of a giant adult-type rhabdomyoma of the tongue

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 ex...

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Published in:Diagnostic cytopathology 2011-09, Vol.39 (9), p.686-688
Main Authors: Etit, Demet, Bayol, Umit, Cumurcu, Suheyla, Erdogan, Isin, Tan, Ayca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Cell Nucleus - pathology
Cell Shape
cytology
Humans
Male
rhabdomyoma
Rhabdomyoma - diagnosis
Rhabdomyoma - pathology
Rhabdomyoma - surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tongue Neoplasms - diagnosis
Tongue Neoplasms - pathology
Tongue Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary: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.
ISSN:8755-1039
1097-0339
DOI:10.1002/dc.21530