Liposarcoma involving the periodontal tissues. A case report.
Liposarcomas constitute 15 to 20% of all soft tissue tumors. They are extremely rare in the head and neck and in the oral cavity. A 30-year-old patient was seen for a soft, painless mass in the right palate. Through panoramic radiography it was possible to observe a radiolucent area with sharp margins in the right upper quadrant. The lesion, after an incisional biopsy, was diagnosed as a "myxoid liposarcoma." The patient underwent a wide excision of the lesion with bone laminectomy and he is well at a 4-year follow-up. The differential diagnosis included salivary gland tumors and palatal abscess.
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Dental School, University of Chieti, Italy. apiattelli@unich.it
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D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D018208:Liposarcoma, Myxoid / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis