Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the mandible: a rare malignant tumor

Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (MCHS) is a highly aggressive, malignant, cartilaginous tumor that represents about 1% of all chondrosarcomas. Only about 50 cases of MCHS of the jaw have been reported in the English-language literature; maxillary tumors are much more common than mandibular tumors. We pre...

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Published in:	Ear, nose, & throat journal Vol. 93; no. 9; pp. E18 - E19
Main Authors:	Singh, Rakesh Kumar Kumar, Varshney, Saurabh, Bist, Sampan Singh, Harsh, Meena, Gupta, Nitin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-09-2014
Subjects:	Biopsy Chondrosarcoma, Mesenchymal - diagnosis Chondrosarcoma, Mesenchymal - pathology Chondrosarcoma, Mesenchymal - surgery Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Mandible - pathology Mandible - surgery Mandibular Neoplasms - diagnosis Mandibular Neoplasms - pathology Mandibular Neoplasms - surgery Young Adult
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Summary:	Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (MCHS) is a highly aggressive, malignant, cartilaginous tumor that represents about 1% of all chondrosarcomas. Only about 50 cases of MCHS of the jaw have been reported in the English-language literature; maxillary tumors are much more common than mandibular tumors. We present a new case of MCHS of the mandible that arose in a 22-year-old woman whose initial two biopsies did not reveal the features of the tumor. The diagnosis was made only after an incisional biopsy.
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ISSN:	0145-5613 1942-7522
DOI:	10.1177/014556131409300904