Osteosarcoma Case Study

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Title: Unusual case of Osteosarcoma of Maxilla in 12 year old Child – A case report. Authors: 1. Dr Amanpreet kaur PG student Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences. Lucknow. Email Id: neetu18.gkp@gmail.com 2. Dr Neeta Misra Professor and Head of Department Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow. Email Id:neeta4lko@gmail.com 3. Dr Deepak U Professor Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology Babu banarasi das college of dental sciences, Lucknow. email id:d_bu@hotmail.com 4. Dr Shiva Kumar G.C Professor Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences ,Lucknow. Email Id:shiva21375@gmail.com…show more content…
It is the most common type of malignancy to originate within the bone. It occurs very infrequently in the jaws and comprises of 4% of the tumour number as compared to the osteosarcoma of the long bones. Osteosarcoma of the maxilla is even rarer presenting with common clinical features of pain and swelling. Here we present a rare case of osteosarcoma of maxilla in a 12 year-old female patient. Diagnosis and pre-operative assessment was performed using a combination of conventional radiograph and advanced imaging. The aim of this case report is to draw attention to the possibility of diagnosing this tumor based on clinical and radiographical…show more content…
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