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case_images: Clinical appearance of the lingual tumor. The mass is dome shaped with a dark violet-colored surface.
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case_images: The mass measured 20 mm x 20 mm and was soft and dome shaped with a dark violet-colored surface (Figure 1).
case_images: View of surgery. Resection of the tumor was performed using an ultrasonic surgical aspirator, which offers tissue dissection with easy intraoperative hemostasis.
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case_images: The mass was well-demarcated and easily dissected with an ultrasonic surgical aspirator (Figure 2).
case_images: Photomicrograph of an angiomyolipoma of the tongue. (a) An encapsulated lesion composed of a proliferation of an intricate mixture of mature adipose tissue, blood vessels, and smooth muscle (H-E staining, magnification x10). (b) Many large blood vessels with thick muscular walls (H-E staining, magnification x100).
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case_images: Histopathological examination showed an encapsulated lesion composed of a proliferation of an intricate mixture of mature adipose tissue, blood vessels, and smooth muscle (Figure 3(a)). Mature adipose tissue was mixed thinly (Figure 3(b)).
case_images: Postoperative intraoral view. The wound healed without any postoperative complications.
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case_images: The patient's postoperative course was uneventful, and there were no signs of recurrence at followup at 18 months (Figure 4).