title: Intraosseous rhabdomyosarcoma of the mandible: a case report.
abstract: Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common soft-tissue sarcoma of the head and neck region in children and adolescents. Oral cavity involvement is relatively uncommon, with tongue, soft palate, hard palate, and buccal mucosa being the sites of predilection. This report presents a rare case of intraosseous oral rhabdomyosarcoma arising in the mandibular bone of a 6-year-old child. Clinical, radiologic, and histopathologic features and possible pathogenesis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Imunopatologia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo II, Av. Dr Enás de Carvalho Aguiar, 500, Brazil.
authors.forename: Silvia Vanessa L
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Loducca
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mantesso
authors.forename: Eder Magno Ferreira
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Vera Cavalcanti
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: de Araújo
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D018233:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor