title: Primary fibrosarcoma of maxilla in an 8-year-old child: A rare entity.
abstract: Fibrosarcoma (FS) is a malignant mesenchymal neoplasm of the fibroblasts that is uncommon in the head and neck and constitutes less than 1% of malignancies and approximately 6% of the soft tissue sarcomas. FSs rarely occur before the third decade except infantile type. This condition primarily affects long bones, and its occurrence in the cranium is rare (15%), with the mandible being the most commonly involved cranial site. Here a case of primary FS in anterior maxilla of an 8-year-old male child is reported. This article is presented to document the rarity of FSs in the jaws of children with review of literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Mahatma Gandhi Mission Dental College and Hospital, Kamothe, Navi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Niharika
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Swain
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Shwetha V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Richa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dhariwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: Samapika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Routray
keywords: Bone; child; fibrosarcoma; maxilla