Osteosarcoma of the Mandible Masquerading as a Dental Abscess: Report of a Case
An aggressive and fatal case of osteosarcoma of the mandible in a 19-year-old female is reported. Six weeks after the clinical appearance of the swelling, the patient died. This paper is unique in that the age of occurrence and the biologic behavior of the tumor were not consistent with the reported...
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| author | Sukumaran Anil Anitha P. Krishnan R. Rajendran |
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| description | An aggressive and fatal case of osteosarcoma of the mandible in a 19-year-old female is reported. Six weeks after the clinical appearance of the swelling, the patient died. This paper is unique in that the age of occurrence and the biologic behavior of the tumor were not consistent with the reported literature. The case report is followed by a brief review of osteosarcoma of the jaw with a note on its clinical presentation, diverse radiologic appearance, varied histopathologic picture, and prognosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3e70fb245e634ab6b7ca4fa24266512a2025-02-03T06:46:23ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552012-01-01201210.1155/2012/635062635062Osteosarcoma of the Mandible Masquerading as a Dental Abscess: Report of a CaseSukumaran Anil0Anitha P. Krishnan1R. Rajendran2Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh 11545, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, College of Dentistry, Salman Bin Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 153, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, P.O. Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi ArabiaAn aggressive and fatal case of osteosarcoma of the mandible in a 19-year-old female is reported. Six weeks after the clinical appearance of the swelling, the patient died. This paper is unique in that the age of occurrence and the biologic behavior of the tumor were not consistent with the reported literature. The case report is followed by a brief review of osteosarcoma of the jaw with a note on its clinical presentation, diverse radiologic appearance, varied histopathologic picture, and prognosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/635062 |
| spellingShingle | Sukumaran Anil Anitha P. Krishnan R. Rajendran Osteosarcoma of the Mandible Masquerading as a Dental Abscess: Report of a Case Case Reports in Dentistry |
| title | Osteosarcoma of the Mandible Masquerading as a Dental Abscess: Report of a Case |
| title_full | Osteosarcoma of the Mandible Masquerading as a Dental Abscess: Report of a Case |
| title_fullStr | Osteosarcoma of the Mandible Masquerading as a Dental Abscess: Report of a Case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Osteosarcoma of the Mandible Masquerading as a Dental Abscess: Report of a Case |
| title_short | Osteosarcoma of the Mandible Masquerading as a Dental Abscess: Report of a Case |
| title_sort | osteosarcoma of the mandible masquerading as a dental abscess report of a case |
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