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EWING'S SARCOMA OF MANDIBLE: MANAGEMENT BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
Author(s) -
Englund Raymond,
Chew Keith,
Biggs James,
Sheridan Brian
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1984.tb06693.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoma , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , ewing's sarcoma , radiation therapy , girl , biopsy , mandibular neoplasms , surgery , multidisciplinary team , multidisciplinary approach , radiology , orthodontics , pathology , nursing , maxilla , psychology , developmental psychology , social science , botany , sociology , biology , genus
A case of Ewing's sarcoma of the mandible developing in a 14 year old girl is presented. Treatment by a combination of radiotherapy and multiple cytotoxic drugs has led to long‐term, disease‐free survival without the need for any surgery apart from the initial biopsy.