title: Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the maxilla. A case report.
abstract: A case of mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the maxilla is reported. This rare tumour is characterized by slow growth, late metastasis (up to 20 years after first presentation) and poor prognosis. The diagnosis is often difficult to make because of the low incidence among malignant bone tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital General de Catalunya, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mateos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Forteza
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gay-Escoda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D018211:Chondrosarcoma, Mesenchymal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D003094:Collagen; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen