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Title: Chondrosarcoma of the mandible: Case report and literature review


Author: Yonara Maria Freire Soares Marques, MD, Marina de Deus Moura, MD, Karen Renata Nakamura Hiraki, MD, Steno Sobottka Pieri, DDS, Eder Magno de Oliveira, DDS,Andrea Mantesso, MDS
 
Abstract: Chondrosarcoma is a malignant cartilaginous tumor that rarely occurs in the maxillofacial bones. A 44-year-old woman complained about swelling and mild pain during mastication in the right parasymphysis region. Clinical and radiographic examinations revealed characteristics of osteosarcoma. A microscopic examination revealed an abundant proliferation of malignant neoplastic cartilage cells of varying sizes arranged as immature tissue and the absence of an osteoid matrix. This article presents a case of chondrosarcoma of the jaw and discusses the differences between osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma.

Received: December 3, 2008
Accepted: July 20, 2009