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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Satomi, Takafumi
• Kaneko, Tadayoshi
• Abukawa, Harutsugu
• Hasegawa, On
• Watanabe, Masato
• Matsubayashi, Jun
• Nagao, Toshitaka
• Chiba, Hiroshige
• Chikazu, Daichi

Titel

Chondrosarcoma of the Maxilla Extending to the Pterygomandibular Space: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Ist Teil von

• Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery, 2015-03, Vol.14 (Suppl 1), p.133-137

Ort / Verlag

India: Springer India

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Chondrosarcomas are rare tumors of which approximately 10 % are found in the maxillofacial region. They range from a well-differentiated growth resembling a benign cartilage tumor to a high-grade malignancy with aggressive local behaviour and the potential to metastasize. We report a case of high-grade chondrosarcoma of the maxilla extending to the pterygomandibular space which was treated with radical surgical excision without neck dissection and postoperative radiotherapy. The diagnosis was a conventional type of chondrosarcoma, Grade III. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient has had no recurrence in the 15-year follow-up period.