Open AccessAngiosarcoma of mandible: An uncommon clinical entity
Author(s) -
Suresh K Sachdeva,
Sanjay Dutta,
Purnendu Rout
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.157172
Subject(s) - angiosarcoma , medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , radiation therapy , oral cavity , sarcoma , radiology , neoplasm , hemangiosarcoma , pathology , dentistry , botany , biology , genus
Angiosarcoma is a malignant neoplasm of endothelial cells of blood vessels, representing 2% of all sarcomas. The occurrence of angiosarcoma in the oral cavity is a rare. In general management includes resection and wide-field postoperative radiation therapy. The risk of local-regional failure and distant relapse is still a cause of worry. Herewith, a case of angiosarcoma of mandible in a female patient is presented, who presented with small, innocent-looking mass, which became a highly destructive malignant tumor within few days.