Dedifferentiated parosteal osteosarcoma of the maxilla: a case report and review of the literature

Dedifferentiated parosteal osteosarcoma of the maxilla: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Parosteal osteosarcomas are usually low-grade tumors, however, sometimes they transform to high-grade tumors, which is named dedifferentiation. This phenomenon has been reported in long bones. Recently, we encountered a patient with dedifferentiated parosteal osteosarcoma occurri...

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Main Authors: Hidetaka Miyashita, Kazunari Yoshida, Tomoya Soma, Kaori Kameyama, Aya Sasaki, Masanori Hisaoka, Masaki Yazawa, Hideo Morioka, Moe Takahashi, Taneaki Nakagawa, Hiromasa Kawana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Parosteal osteosarcoma
Dedifferentiated
Maxilla
Head and neck
Chemotherapy
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1747-3

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