Small-cell osteosarcoma of the mandible. Case report.
A case of small-cell osteosarcoma of the mandible in an 8-year-old girl is reported. This unusual variant may simulate Ewing's sarcoma and other small-cell neoplasms affecting jaws in children. The correct recognition of this type of tumor may be important for an appropriate choice of treatment.
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000473:pathology; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery