title: Spindle cell carcinoma of right lower alveolus. A case report.
abstract: A case report of spindle cell carcinoma of the right mandibular alveolus is reported, which clinically mimicked a squamous cell carcinoma. Careful histological interpretation is necessary for successful treatment of such tumors. The use of radiation therapy after radical neck dissection is also stressed upon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Surgery, Mangalore, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baliga
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Philip
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant