Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma of the Tongue in an Adolescent.

Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a rare malignant soft tissue neoplasm of uncertain histogenesis and aggressive clinical behavior. Alveolar soft part sarcoma arises in the head and neck in 27% of cases, with 25% of head and neck cases occurring in the tongue. Herein the case of a pediatric patient diagnosed with alveolar soft tissue sarcoma of the tongue, who received surgical treatment with total resection of the lesion and chemotherapy without radiotherapy, is presented. To date, the patient is in remission of the disease.