Distinctive Head and Neck Bone and Soft Tissue Neoplasms.
Benign and malignant primary bone and soft tissue lesions of the head and neck are rare. The uncommon nature of these tumors, combined with the complex anatomy of the head and neck, pose diagnostic challenges to pathologists. This article describes the pertinent clinical, radiographic, and pathologic features of selected bone and soft tissue tumors involving the head and neck region, including angiofibroma, glomangiopericytoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, biphenotypic sinonasal sarcoma, chordoma, chondrosarcoma, and osteosarcoma. Emphasis is placed on key diagnostic pitfalls, differential diagnosis, and the importance of correlating clinical and radiographic information, particularly for tumors involving bone.
Division of Anatomical Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Road, 4th Floor CCW, Room 4250, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada. Electronic address: bpurgina@ottawahospital.on.ca.
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Purgina
Division of Anatomical Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, 501 Smyth Road, 4th Floor CCW, Room 4114, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada.
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D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
Angiofibroma; Biphenotypic sinonasal sarcoma; Chondrosarcoma; Chordoma; Glomangiopericytoma; Osteosarcoma; Rhabdomyosarcoma