Giant cell rich osteosarcoma of the jaw￢ﾀﾔA rare entity and review of literature

Giant cell rich osteosarcoma is a rare histological variant of conventional osteosarcoma commonly presenting in long bones of appendicular skeleton. The occurrence in the mandible is exceptionally rare. Its radiologic and histologic resemblance to giant cell tumors can pose great diagnostic challeng...

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Published in:Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, medicine, and pathology medicine, and pathology, 2018-05, Vol.30 (3), p.301-305
Main Authors: Shetty, Smitha Sammith, Dahake, Rahul N, Venkadasalapathi, N, Radhakrishnan, Raghu
Format: Article
Language:English
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Giant cell rich osteosarcoma
Jaw
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Summary:Giant cell rich osteosarcoma is a rare histological variant of conventional osteosarcoma commonly presenting in long bones of appendicular skeleton. The occurrence in the mandible is exceptionally rare. Its radiologic and histologic resemblance to giant cell tumors can pose great diagnostic challenge. We report a case of giant cell rich variant of osteosarcoma of the mandible in a 16- year- old male patient.
ISSN:2212-5558
2212-5566
DOI:10.1016/j.ajoms.2017.12.009