Abstract

ESTRADA SARMIENTO, Manuel et al. Mioblastoma de células granulosas de la base de la lengua en el recién nacido. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2002, vol.74, n.3, pp. 257-261. ISSN 1561-3119.

A bibiliographic review of the granular cell tumor of the tongue, its clinical characteristics and differential diagnosis is made. The real possibility of its appearance in the face of a respiratory distress syndrome in a newborn infant is emphasized. A patient with these characteristics that was operated on by a multidisciplinary team in our institution is presented. The patient had a postoperative evolution with no complications and he was discharged completely cured.

Keywords : GRANULAR CELL TUMOR [diagnosis]; TONGUE [injuries]; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; INFANT, NEWBORN.

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