CARCINOMA OF THE TONGUE IN A LONG-TERM SURVIVOR OF CLEAR-CELL SARCOMAOF THE KIDNEY

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue in persons younger than 30 years of age is an extremely rare neoplasm. We report an unusual case of SCC of the tongue as a second malignancy in a young adult with a h istory of a stage III clear cell sarcoma of the kidney (CCSK) treated 19 years earlier. Review of the literature reveals a spectrum of cytog enetic abnormalities in SCC; however, aberrations involving the long a rm of chromosome 10 have been reported in both SCC and CCSK. Long-term follow-up, with particular attention to the head and neck, may be war ranted in children with CCSK.