title: Osteosarcoma of mandible: Detailed radiographic assessment of a case.
abstract: Osteosarcoma (OS) is a malignant connective tissue tumor originating from bone and is the most common primary bone malignancy of long bones but seldom arises in jaw bones. Osteosarcoma of jaws is frequently seen arising in the second and third decade as compared to earlier occurrences in other bones and show a slight predilection for body of mandible. It is a highly malignant tumor with varied radiographic features. We present a case with detailed radiographic assessment using intraoral radiograph, computed tomography (CT), 3-D CT, CT angiography techniques and histological evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Jodhpur Dental College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Piyush
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Farzan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rehman
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Girish
authors.forename: Manpreet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalra
keywords: Computed tomography; osteosarcoma; osteosarcoma of jaws