Zope Amit, Banerjee Satyabrat, Deshmukh Gargi, Syed Junaid A, Sharma Manish
Orthodontics, JMF's (Jawahar Medical Foundation) ACPM (Annasaheb Chudaman Patil Memorial) Dental College, Dhule, IND.
Endodontics, JMF's (Jawahar Medical Foundation) ACPM (Annasaheb Chudaman Patil Memorial) Dental College, Dhule, IND.
Cureus. 2023 Jun 28;15(6):e41107. doi: 10.7759/cureus.41107. eCollection 2023 Jun.
A nodular lesion of the tongue incorporates a spectrum of entities from reactive to malignancy. A diagnostic dilemma arises when a nodular, solitary, and firm submucosal mass appears in the oral cavity of a patient. To reach a definitive diagnosis, a crucial investigation protocol needs to be followed. Leiomyomas are benign tumors that rarely occur in the oral cavity. They usually affect patients within the fourth to fifth decades of life. We report a rare case of leiomyoma of the tongue in a 12-year-old child patient. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed the positivity of tumor cells for alpha-smooth muscle actin (SMA). Surgical excision of such lesions is the treatment of choice, with a low recurrence rate. Our patient was asymptomatic and tumor-free at the follow-up visit after two years.
舌部的结节性病变包含了从反应性病变到恶性病变的一系列实体。当患者口腔中出现结节状、孤立且质地坚硬的黏膜下肿物时，就会产生诊断难题。为了得出明确诊断，需要遵循关键的检查方案。平滑肌瘤是罕见于口腔的良性肿瘤。它们通常影响40至50岁的患者。我们报告一例12岁儿童患者舌部平滑肌瘤的罕见病例。免疫组织化学分析显示肿瘤细胞对α-平滑肌肌动蛋白（SMA）呈阳性。手术切除此类病变是首选治疗方法，复发率低。我们的患者在两年后的随访中无症状且无肿瘤。
