title: Osteosarcoma of the Mandible: A Site-Specific Study on Survival and Prognostic Factors.
abstract: Osteosarcoma of head and neck is a rare condition comprising of <1% of all head and neck cancers, retrospective studies show difference in survival of mandibular osteosarcoma to other head and neck sites, necessitating investigation into site-specific survival and recurrence rates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial, Head and Neck Oncology, Shanghai Stomatology Key Laboratory, Ninth People's Hospital School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Yi Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qin Cheng
authors.initials: QC
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Sandhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gokavarapu
authors.forename: Hui Shan
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ji
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends