Primary hemangioendotheliosarcoma of the mandible: review of the literature and report of case.
A rare case of hemangioendotheliosarcoma is presented. Our review of the literature confirms the difficulties we encountered in arriving at a correct clinical and pathologic diagnosis of this tumor, which seldom appears in the oral cavity, tends to be aggressive, and has a serious prognosis.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004727:Endothelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011379:Prognosis