title: Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma of the maxilla.
abstract: A 20-year-old male reported with right-sided facial swelling, epistaxis and right sided proptosis of two months duration. Computerized tomography scan of the face revealed a mass in the right maxillary sinus. The patient underwent surgery and the postoperative histopathology was suggestive of dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma. The present report discusses this rare presentation and the issues in its management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. anusheel8@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Anusheel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Munshi
authors.forename: Surinder Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Atri
authors.forename: Kailash Chander
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery