A Case of Angiomyolipoma Arising in the Tongue

A 61-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with a mass in the left proglossis. The lesion was excised with a provisional diagnosis of hemangioma. The mass was well-demarcated and easily dissected with an ultrasonic surgical aspirator. The histopathologic diagnosis was angiomyolipoma arising in...

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Main Authors: Shinya Yura (Author), Shintaro Terahata (Author), Shun Sugiguchi (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:A 61-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with a mass in the left proglossis. The lesion was excised with a provisional diagnosis of hemangioma. The mass was well-demarcated and easily dissected with an ultrasonic surgical aspirator. The histopathologic diagnosis was angiomyolipoma arising in the tongue. There were no signs of recurrence at followup at 18 months.
Item Description:2090-6781
2090-679X
10.1155/2011/698139