Surface osteosarcoma: 2 case reports.
Surface osteosarcoma of the jaw bone is extremely rare, and it differs from the central type in its clinicopathologic features. This type of osteosarcoma generally shows low-grade malignancy, grows slowly, metastasizes less often, and the prognosis is better than that of the central type. We report 2 cases of surface osteosarcoma of the jaw bone, and discuss some clinical important issues.
Isokane
Mayumi
M
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ehime University School of Medicine, Toon-city, Ehime, Japan.
Sumida
Tomoki
T
Okuhira
Takashi
T
Shintani
Satoru
S
Hamakawa
Hiroyuki
H
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome