spindle cell carcinoma of the tongue a rare tumor in an unusual location梭形细胞癌的舌头一种罕见的肿瘤在一个不同寻常的地方.pdfVIP

SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research Pathology Research International Volume 2011, Article ID 572381, 6 pages doi:10.4061/2011/572381 Case Report Spindle Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue: A Rare Tumor in an Unusual Location Murat Oktay,1 Tuba Dilay Kokenek-Unal,1 Bulent Ocal,2 Guleser Saylam,2 Mehmet Hakan Korkmaz,2 and Murat Alper1 1 Pathology Department, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey 2 Ear-Nose-Throat Department, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey Correspondence should be addressed to Tuba Dilay Kokenek-Unal, tubadilay@ Received 6 October 2010; Revised 7 December 2010; Accepted 17 January 2011 Academic Editor: Gary Tse Copyright © 2011 Murat Oktay et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Spindle cell carcinoma is a rare biphasic tumor consisting of epithelial and mesenchymal components. Presence of this tumor type in the tongue has rarely been reported. Herein, a case of 55-year-old woman who presented with a polypoid lesion at her tongue has been reported. Surgery was performed and pathologic examination revealed a spindle cell carcinoma. We present this rare tumor with an unusual location to contribute in part to the better understanding and awareness of this rare malignancy. 1. Introduction 2. Case Report Spindle cell carcinoma (SpCC) is a relatively rare malignancy A 55-year-old woman was admitted to the department of affecting the upper aerodigestive tract. The most common otorhinolaryngology with a painless polypoid lesion located site of origin in