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Liposarcoma Involving the Periodontal Tissues. A Case Report
Author(s) -
Piattelli A.,
Di Alberti L.,
Favia G.F.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.2000.71.2.322
Subject(s) - medicine , liposarcoma , dentistry , orthodontics , pathology , sarcoma
Liposarcomas constitute 15 to 20% of all soft tissue tumors. They are extremely rare in the head and neck and in the oral cavity. A 30‐year‐old patient was seen for a soft, painless mass in the right palate. Through panoramic radiography it was possible to observe a radiolucent area with sharp margins in the right upper quadrant. The lesion, after an incisional biopsy, was diagnosed as a “myxoid liposarcoma.” The patient underwent a wide excision of the lesion with bone laminectomy and he is well at a 4‐year follow‐up. The differential diagnosis included salivary gland tumors and palatal abscess. J Periodontol 2000:71:322‐324.