title: Central Telangiectatic Osteosarcoma of the Mandible in a Paediatric Patient: A Rarity.
abstract: Osteosarcoma (OS) involving the head and neck region is rare and is a diagnostic challenge due to its aggressive nature and varied presentations. Although OS constitute 40% to 60% of all bone tumours, only 10% of these occur in the head and neck region, most commonly in the maxilla and mandible. OS of the jaw bone has a different pattern and behaviour when compared to OS at other anatomic location. It occurs in a more elderly population, less aggressive and usually spreads locally rather than distant metastases. Telangiectatic Osteosarcoma (TOS) of jaws in a paediatric patient is still a very rare variant and till date only two cases have been reported in literature. Radiographic evaluation plays an important role as the clinical symptoms are not specific to the condition. Conventional radiography should always be supplemented by advanced imaging modalities for the diagnosis, which gives a three dimensional assessment and also prevents superimposition of surrounding structures. Early diagnosis and radical surgery are the keys to high survival rates. Herein, we present a third ever reported case of TOS occurring in mandible of a nine-year-old male patient.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SBB Dental College and Research Centre , Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India .
authors.forename: Divya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tomar
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, ITS Centre for Dental Studies and Research , Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India .
authors.forename: Manu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dhillon
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SBB Dental College and Research Centre , Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India .
authors.forename: Muhamad Nishad
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Thayath
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SBB Dental College and Research Centre , Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India .
authors.forename: Iram
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zaidi
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SBB Dental College and Research Centre , Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India .
authors.forename: Shikha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Bone neoplasm; Child; Radiology