Open AccessOral metastasis of chondroblastic osteosarcoma
Author(s) -
Rakesh Kumar Dumpala,
Venkateswara Rao Guttikonda,
Sivaranjani Yeluri,
Jayakiran Madala
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.103640
Subject(s) - osteosarcoma , medicine , metastasis , pathology , sarcoma , incidence (geometry) , oral cavity , cancer , dentistry , physics , optics
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant mesenchymal tumor, accounting for approximately 20% of sarcomas, with 5% incidence in the jaws. They present various clinical and histological aspects as well as variable disease prognosis and outcome. About 50% of all osteosarcomas are osteoblastic, 25% fibroblastic, 25% chondroblastic. Metastasis of osteosarcoma in the oral cavity is rare, and very few cases have been described so far in the literature. This article presents a metastatic case of chondroblastic osteosarcoma in the mandibular right-attached gingiva arising from 4(th) rib. This case report further suggests that chondroblastic osteosarcoma has poor prognosis.