1 Nov 2012Case Report
Jaw angiosarcoma. First case, with massive intraosseous localization, described in Italian literature
Maria Cristofaro 1Amerigo Giudice 1Francesco Conforti 2Valeria Zuccalà 1Ida Barca 1Davide Caruso 1Mario Giudice 1
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Article Info
1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University «Magna Graecia», Catanzaro, Italy
2 Department of Pathological Anatomy, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2012, 83(6), 535-542;
Published: 1 Nov 2012
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Abstract
Angiosarcoma (AS) is a rare non-epithelial malignant neoplasm arising from neoplastic vascular degeneration of endothelial cells. It usually occurs in soft tissue and skin. The incidence, according to American authors, is 1% of all soft tissue sarcomas. About 50% of AS is localized in head and neck region (scalp and face skin) and represents less than 1% of all malignancies of this district; the primitive intra- oral localization is rare, even rarer intraosseous development of AS in jaw bones. The Authors report a case of a mandibular intraosseus angiosarcoma with different peculiarities: the rarity of the location and mode of occurrence; in addition they have focused on clinical-histopathological and immunohistochemical charateristics.
Keywords
- Angiosarcoma
- Jaws Introduction
- Oral cavity