Abstract
Lingual adenocarcinomas (ADC), either primary or metastatic to the tongue are extraordinarily rare neoplasms. Primary lingual adenocarcinomas are primarily of minor salivary gland origin. Two cases of primary colonic-type adenocarcinomas of the base of the tongue were recently reported for the first time in the English literature. We present an additional case of lingual intestinal-type adenocarcinoma with mucinous features that occurred in association with cervical node metastasis and discuss the clinicopathologic features and histogenetic aspects of this rare entity.
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Slova, D., Paniz Mondolfi, A., Moisini, I. et al. Colonic-Type Adenocarcinoma of the Base of the Tongue: A Case Report of a Rare Neoplasm. Head and Neck Pathol 6, 250–254 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-011-0301-z
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