title: Radiation induced osteogenic sarcoma of the maxilla.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Radiation induced sarcoma arise as a long term complication of radiation treatment for other benign or malignant conditions. They are of very rare occurrence in jaw bones and are even rarer in maxilla.
  
  
  METHODS
  Here we report a case of radiation induced sarcoma in a patient treated for squamous cell carcinoma of buccal mucosa with radiation who developed osteosarcoma of maxillary bone after six years. The patient was treated successfully with surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  What should be the best treatment of radiation induced sarcoma is still debatable; however, surgery offers the best chance of cure. Role of reradiation and adjuvant chemotherapy needs to be further evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram, 695011, Kerala, India. dromprakash3@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Om
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Bipin T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: Nileema
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: Krishnankutty
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramchandran
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pandey