title: Telangiectatic osteosarcoma affecting the mandible.
abstract: Osteosarcomas are relatively rare in jaws and maxillomandibular lesions in children are distinctly uncommon. Telengiactic osteosarcomas in jaws are still a very rare variant and till now just 3 cases are reported in English literature. Herein, we report the first case of telangiectatic osteosarcoma occurring in mandible in pediatric patient. Patient was treated by hemimandibulectomy and is free of disease since seven years with regular follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra Dental College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Lr Kumaraswamy
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Attavar Balakrishna Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Pushparaja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kawdoor SadanandaHegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teerthanath
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kawdoor SadanandaHegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: H Makannavar
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Jagadeesh
keywords: Aneurysmal bone cyst; mandible; paediatric patient; telangiectatic osteosarcoma