Open AccessLow-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma. Two rare tumors in two rare locations
Author(s) -
Guillermo Gómez-Oliveira,
Ignacio Arribas-García,
Adriana Serrano Álvarez-Buylla,
Rocío Sánchez-Burgos,
Fátima Martínez-Pérez,
Modesto Alvarez-Flores
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
revista española de cirugía oral y maxilofacial/revista española de cirugía oral y maxilofacial
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2173-9161
pISSN - 1130-0558
DOI - 10.1016/j.maxilo.2013.04.004
Subject(s) - tongue , sarcoma , head and neck , maxillary sinus , medicine , anatomy , pathology , surgery
Low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma (LGMS) represents an atypical tumor composed of myofibroblasts with a predilection for the head and neck, especially in the tongue and oral cavity, with a high tendency to local recurrences and metastases, even after a long period. LGMS arising in the maxillary sinus and in the neck are extremely uncommon. To the best of our knowledge, only 50 cases of low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma have been reported. We report two cases of LGMS of the maxillary sinus and neck, discussing clinical, histological, inmunohistochemical and therapeutic features