Juxtacortical osteosarcoma of mandible

This article presents a case of juxtacortical (paraosteal) osteosarcoma in a 43-year-old female, which is rare malignant mesenchymal tumor. As per the literature, it accounts for less than 4% of all osteosarcomas. Due to its rare variety, this tumor can cause diagnostic dilemma and clinicians should...

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Autores principales: Vaidya, Sushrut B., Nadarajan, Srivalli, Galinde, Jyotsna S., Bhardwaj, Alok S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
Materias:
Case Report - Surgical Pathology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3591021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23483235
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2231-0746.92789
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Sumario:This article presents a case of juxtacortical (paraosteal) osteosarcoma in a 43-year-old female, which is rare malignant mesenchymal tumor. As per the literature, it accounts for less than 4% of all osteosarcomas. Due to its rare variety, this tumor can cause diagnostic dilemma and clinicians should be aware of it. Due to its clinical picture, it can be confused with peripheral fibro-osseous lesions. Success rate of treatment are good if the tumor is detected early and resected with wide margins giving a negligible chance for recurrence.

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