Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma of the Maxilla: Case Report and Literature Review

Tien, Niven; Chaisuparat, Risa; Fernandes, Rui; Sarlani, Eleni; Papadimitriou, John C.; Ord, Robert A.; Nikitakis, Nikolaos G.

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2005.11.074

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“…For chondrosarcomas, a "sun-ray" and "onion skin" appearance have also been described. 7,8 For Ewing's sarcoma, onion skinning is also a typical radiographic feature. 9 However, the histopathology in this case revealed a chronic nonspecific inflammatory lesion without malignant changes (Fig.…”

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Chronic osteomyelitis with proliferative periostitis in the lower jaw

Chang

Shieh

Lee

et al. 2015

Journal of Dental Sciences

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Chronic osteomyelitis with proliferative periostitis (Garré's sclerosing osteomyelitis) is a distinctive type of chronic osteomyelitis that mainly affects children and young adults. Here we report on a 9-year-old girl in whom the condition arose following a pulpoperiapical infection in a mandibular right primary secondary molar. Clinically, it manifested as a bony, hard, mildly tender swelling. Radiography revealed a pathognomonic patchy thickening with radiolucency and radiopacity. The dental inflammation and infection were eliminated and conservative therapy followed. The patient was otherwise asymptomatic. Remission of the disease process and reappearance of a normal-looking mandible was observed with computed tomography imaging, three-dimensional reconstruction and a bone scan at a 10-month follow up visit.

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Chronic osteomyelitis with proliferative periostitis in the lower jaw

Chang

Shieh

Lee

et al. 2015

Journal of Dental Sciences

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“…MC is a rare variant of CS that was first described by Lichenstein and Bernstein in 1959 as a biphasic tumor with areas comprising of spindle cell mesenchyme interspread with areas of chondroid differentiation (3,(5)(6)(7)(8). Although considered to be rare the jaw bones constitute the most common location for MC (7,9).…”

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“…Although considered to be rare the jaw bones constitute the most common location for MC (7,9). CS has been considered to be malignant tumor histogenetically derived from mature cartilaginous tissue (10).…”

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Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma of maxilla: A rare case report

Jaetli

Gupta²

2011

Med Oral

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Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (MC) is a rare variant of chondrosarcoma (CS) that accounts for upto 3-9% of all CS and has high predilection for the head and neck region. It is usually seen in younger age group compared to conventional CS and maxillary anterior alveolus is the most common site. The tumor is most unusual as it has been described as a particularly aggressive neoplasm with a high tendency for late recurrence and delayed metastasis. It is a biphasic tumor with areas comprising of spindle cell mesenchyme interspread with areas of chondroid differentiation. A 75 year old male presented to us as a painless mass in maxilla. Contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) revealed a lytic expansile lesion in the left maxillary bone with foci of calcification within soft tissue lesion. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and incisional biopsy was performed which confirmed the diagnosis of maxillary MC. The patient underwent right and left subtotal maxillectomy with 2 cm margins. The review of literature shows that very few cases of maxillary MC have been reported so far. Thus an attempt is made to add this rare case of MC of maxillary alveolus in the English literature.

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“…Mesenchymal chondrosarcomas, characterized by widespread late metastases (11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16), are unusual variants of the chondrosarcoma first described by Lichtenstein and Bernstein (9) in 1959. Taken together, tumor characteristics indicate that the prognosis for mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is poor (11,12,15), and that death caused by late recurrence or metastases might be frequent.…”

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“…Taken together, tumor characteristics indicate that the prognosis for mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is poor (11,12,15), and that death caused by late recurrence or metastases might be frequent. Patients with mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the maxilla should undergo adequate treatment and long-term follow-up including periodic systemic evaluations (12). Vencio et al (10) reviewed the literature and found that the 5-year survival rate for patients with mesenchymal chondrosarcomas ranges from 42%-54.6%, and the 10-year survival rate is 28%.…”

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