Primary oral soft tissue angiosarcoma of the cheek: a case report and literature review

Angiosarcoma is a rare and aggressive malignant tumor that has a poor prognosis. It represents less than 1% of all malignancies occurring in the oral cavity and salivary glands. We present a 35-year-old male with angiosarcoma of the cheek following traumatic injury and a review of the current litera...

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Autores principales: Fomete, Benjamin, Samaila, Modupe, Edaigbini, Sunday, Agbara, Rowlan, Okeke, Uche Albert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4641220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26568931
http://dx.doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2015.41.5.273
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Sumario:Angiosarcoma is a rare and aggressive malignant tumor that has a poor prognosis. It represents less than 1% of all malignancies occurring in the oral cavity and salivary glands. We present a 35-year-old male with angiosarcoma of the cheek following traumatic injury and a review of the current literature.

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