title: Maxillary chondrosarcoma (report of two cases).
abstract: Two cases of chondrosarcoma of the maxilla are reported together with the clinical and histological differential diagnosis. The origin of this rare tumour in the maxilla, a bone with exclusive membranous ossification, is discussed in accordance with the new concept of cell differentiation in neoplasia.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anatomia ed Istologia Patologica, Sassari, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Massarelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gandolfo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tanda
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ghiselli
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Manunta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*