Primary giant cell rich osteosarcoma of maxilla: an unusual case report.
Giant cell rich osteosarcomas, histological variant of conventional osteosarcomas account for 3% of all cases of osteosarcomas and most of them are arise from the appendicular skeleton. Giant cell rich osteosarcomas have been rarely reported in the head and neck region. This is the first case report of giant cell rich variant of osteosarcoma in the maxilla. It is important to recognize this variant, as its prognosis is worse as compared to conventional osteosarcomas of the head and neck region. We here present a case of giant cell rich variant of osteosarcoma of the maxilla and along with its characteristic radiological and histopathological picture.
Roshan Kumar
RK
Verma
Gaurav
G
Gupta
Amanjeet
A
Bal
Jagvir
J
Yadav