title: Spindle cell sarcoma of the maxillary antrum.
abstract: Maxillary antral malignancies are mostly squamous cancers. Sarcomas in this region are rare. The head and neck region houses around 8.9% of all sarcomas and spindle cell sarcomas of the maxillary antrum had rarely been reported.The presentation, pathology, clinical findings, management and short term response to treatment of a left maxillary antral spindle cell sarcoma, in a Muslim, male tobacco chewer is reported here.
authors.affiliation: RMO cum Clinical Tutor of Surgery, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata 700004.
authors.forename: Gautam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bhaumik
authors.forename: Koushik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D059248:Chemoradiotherapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D003606:Dacarbazine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide