Chondrosarcoma of the orofacial region. Review of the literature and report of two cases.
Chondrosarcoma of the jaws arises from vestigial rests and is considered a rare entity, although it is more common than its benign counterpart. Occasionally it may be extremely difficult under the microscope to decide whether a case is benign or malignant. The treatment of choice is surgical with wide margins. In our review of the literature we found 169 cases of oro-facial chondrosarcoma including two from our Institution. There was a 2:1 male/female ratio and the maxilla was involved twice as frequently as the mandible. Over half of the cases were between 20 and 50 years old.
Zachariades
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Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Apostle Paul's Accidents Hospital, Kifissia, Athens, Greece.
Vairaktaris
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Mezitis
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Triantafyllou
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Papavassiliou
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence