[A spindle-cell carcinoma of the oral mucosa. A case report]

Spindle cell carcinoma is a relatively rare tumor which occurs often in the upper respiratory tract, the oral cavity, and in the esophagus and skin. In this paper a patient who presented a tumor mass of the lover gingiva which was subsequently diagnosed as a spindle cell carcinoma is reported. The clinicopathologic aspects and diagnostic problems of this unusual tumor of the oral mucosa are discussed.