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Primary undifferentiated high‐grade pleomorphic sarcoma/malignant fibrous histiocytoma arising from the mandible
Author(s) -
Mori Yoshiyuki,
Motoi Toru,
Ida Komei,
Shibahara Junji,
Saijo Hideto,
Susami Takafumi,
Takato Tsuyoshi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
oral science international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.256
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1881-4204
pISSN - 1348-8643
DOI - 10.1016/s1348-8643(14)00002-0
Subject(s) - undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma , medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , sarcoma , histopathological examination , resection , chemotherapy , mandibular neoplasms , regimen , pathology , surgery , soft tissue sarcoma , anatomy , maxilla , biology , botany , genus
A patient who had a primary undifferentiated high‐grade pleomorphic sarcoma/malignant fibrous histiocytoma that apparently arose in the mandible, but showed uncertain differentiation on histopathological examination, is described. Our regimen, a combination of pre‐ and postoperative chemotherapy and surgical resection, produced a good outcome.