Primary Ewing sarcoma of the anterior mandible localized to the midline

Ewing sarcoma is a malignant, small, round blue-cell tumor of the bone that is usually located in the long bones and the pelvis. Fewer than 3% of all Ewing sarcomas originate in the head and neck region and these are mostly located in the posterior mandible. We report the case of a 17-year-old girl...

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Published inOral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology Vol. 115; no. 6; pp. e46 - e50
Main Authors Ko, Eugene, DDS, Brouns, Elisabeth R.E.A., DDS, Korones, David N., MD, Pochal, William F., DDS, MD, Philipone, Elizabeth M., DMD, Zegarelli, David J., DDS, Yoon, Angela J., DDS, MAMSc, MPH
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2013
Subjects
Adolescent
Bone Neoplasms - diagnosis
Dentistry
Female
Humans
In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
Jaw Diseases - diagnosis
Mandible - diagnostic imaging
Mandible - pathology
Sarcoma, Ewing - diagnosis
Surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Ewing sarcoma is a malignant, small, round blue-cell tumor of the bone that is usually located in the long bones and the pelvis. Fewer than 3% of all Ewing sarcomas originate in the head and neck region and these are mostly located in the posterior mandible. We report the case of a 17-year-old girl with a primary Ewing sarcoma localized at the midline of the anterior mandible.
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ISSN:2212-4403
2212-4411
DOI:10.1016/j.oooo.2012.11.010