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Query: UMLS:C0242429 (
sore throat
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Fibrous histiocytomas usually occur in the dermis and superficial subcutis. Involvement of the tongue is extremely rare. A 51-year-old female, referred to us for a
sore throat
, was noted on intraoral examination to have a polypoid mass with a smooth mucosal surface on the base of the tongue. This lesion was excised because of its probable continuing growth. This tumor, which showed staining for alpha 1-antichymotrypsin, was pathohistologically diagnosed as fibrous
histiocytoma
. This was the second documented case of fibrous
histiocytoma
of the tongue.
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PMID:Fibrous histiocytoma of the tongue base. 216 49
