A case of angiosarcoma of the tongue suspected to be a benign tumor

Marignant hemangiosarcoma is relativcly rare in the oral cavity. Here we describe a case of malignant hemangiosarcoma of the tongue suspected to be a benign tumor. Our case was a woman 72 years of age who noticed the lesion several weeks previously as a bean-sized swelling on her tongue. The tumor w...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 41; no. 9; pp. 808 - 810
Main Authors OGASAWARA, Takafumi, SHIRAKAWA, Masayori, SAKAI, Nobuoki, IWAMOTO, Masao, MIYAHARA, Yasuo, TADOKORO, Mamoru
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 20.09.1995
Subjects
Angicsarcoma
Hemangioendothelioma
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Summary:Marignant hemangiosarcoma is relativcly rare in the oral cavity. Here we describe a case of malignant hemangiosarcoma of the tongue suspected to be a benign tumor. Our case was a woman 72 years of age who noticed the lesion several weeks previously as a bean-sized swelling on her tongue. The tumor was dark red and measured 8×5×5mm. The surface was smooth and elastic hard. It was tender, but not pulsating. As the tumor was partially necrotic, it was resected, with a surgical margin of 5mm. The pathological diagnosis of the specimen was malignant hemangiosarcoma. Whole-body scintigraphy and CT scan showed no abnormalities. At present, 2 years and 2 months after operation, there is no evidence of local recurrence or distant metastasis.
ISSN:0021-5163
2186-1579
DOI:10.5794/jjoms.41.808