title: Periosteal osteosarcoma of the mandible: a case report.
abstract: This report describes a rare case of a periosteal osteosarcoma of the mandible in a 50-year-old African-American woman who showed no underlying bony changes at panoramic radiography or computed tomography. This report describes the diagnostic workup used to obtain the definitive diagnosis and the surgical treatment and recommended method for subsequent tumor surveillance. Emphasis is placed on distinguishing periosteal osteosarcomas as a separate entity from conventional intraosseous osteosarcomas in the head and neck region.
authors: Chief Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA. Electronic address: roman.meyliker@gmail.com.
authors: Roman G
authors: RG
authors: Meyliker
authors: Professor and Residency Program Director, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA.
authors: Robert A
authors: RA
authors: Strauss
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D018217:Osteosarcoma, Juxtacortical / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods