Open AccessPrimary de novo intraosseous carcinoma of the mandible: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Kotya Naik Maloth,
Vinay Kumar Reddy Kundoor,
Srikanth Kodangal,
Nagajyothi Meka
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of indian academy of oral medicine and radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-1572
pISSN - 0972-1363
DOI - 10.4103/0972-1363.143696
Subject(s) - medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , differential diagnosis , lesion , radiological weapon , odontogenic tumor , odontogenic cyst , carcinoma , radiology , pathology , botany , biology , genus
Primary intraosseous carcinoma (PIOC) is a very rare, but well-recognized entity, which is locally aggressive with quite poor prognosis. It may arise within the jaws either from a previous odontogenic cyst or de novo, rather than from a pre-existing epithelial lesion. A case of PIOC arising in the mandible of a 63-year-old male patient is reported in this article, with the clinical, radiological, and histological features described. This rare lesion must be considered in any differential diagnosis of jaw radiolucency