title: Fibroblastic osteosarcoma of the mandible.
abstract: Osteosarcoma of the mandible is a rare lesion. We report the case of a 16-year-old male who developed a fibroblastic osteosarcoma at the site of a wisdom tooth extraction. The lesion followed an aggressive course of recurrence and diffuse disseminated osteosarcomatosis. We speculate on the causal factors that resulted in this rapid course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-4772, USA. rhdaffner@netscape.net
authors.forename: Richard H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Daffner
authors.forename: Karl R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: KentR
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Galey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed