title: Osteosarcoma of mandible in a 10-year-old girl.
abstract: Osteosarcoma (OS) of the jaws is a relatively rare malignant bone tumor. Like, its counterpart in the long bones, OS affecting the head and neck region shows distinct yet diverse clinical, histologic and prognostic characteristics. Here, we report a rare case of OS of fibroblastic variant in a 10-year-old girl, who came with a bony swelling in the left mandibular posterior region, with a radiographic presentation of sunburst appearance, the histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. The patient underwent partial mandibulectomy under general anesthesia followed by prosthodontic rehabilitation and is currently undergoing regular follow-up examination.
authors: Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors: S V S G
authors: SV
authors: Nirmala
authors: Sivakumar
authors: S
authors: Nuvvula
authors: Kishore
authors: K
authors: Kumar
authors: Minor
authors: M
authors: Babu
authors: Sandeep
authors: S
authors: Chilamakuri
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery