Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma of the mandible: a rare malignant tumor
Singh, R.K.K.; Varshney, S.; Bist, S.S.; Harsh, M.; Gupta, N.
Ear Nose and Throat Journal 93(9): E18-E21
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1942-7522 PMID: 25255353 Document Number: 675439
Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (MCHS) is a highly aggressive, malignant, cartilaginous tumor that represents about 1% of all chondrosarcomas. Only about 50 cases of MCHS of the jaw have been reported in the English-language literature; maxillary tumors are much more common than mandibular tumors. We present a new case of MCHS of the mandible that arose in a 22-year-old woman whose initial two biopsies did not reveal the features of the tumor. The diagnosis was made only after an incisional biopsy.