Myxosarcoma of the Maxilla – A Case Report

Myxosarcoma of the Maxilla – A Case Report

Myxosarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm of connective tissue which is characterized by tissue that resembles primitive mesenchyme, and contains relatively undifferentiated cells that show rapid growth and invasion. The cells are stellate or spindle-shaped and are present in a loose matrix which c...

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Main Authors: Nigel R. Figueiredo, Manoj Meena, Ajit D. Dinkar, Manisha M. Khorate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
connective tissue
malignant
mesenchymal
stellate
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5662/11482_CE[Ra1]_F(AK)_PF1(NJAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf
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spelling doaj-95a10c472bf64c05bd2da46cf5d6a60a2020-11-25T03:25:49ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2015-03-0193ZD13ZD1610.7860/JCDR/2015/11482.5662Myxosarcoma of the Maxilla – A Case ReportNigel R. Figueiredo0Manoj Meena1Ajit D. Dinkar2Manisha M. Khorate3Former Post-Graduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Goa Dental College & Hospital, Bambolim – Goa, India.Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rajasthan Dental College, Jaipur – Rajasthan, India.Professor & Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Goa Dental College & Hospital, Bambolim – Goa, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Goa Dental College & Hospital, Bambolim – Goa, India.Myxosarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm of connective tissue which is characterized by tissue that resembles primitive mesenchyme, and contains relatively undifferentiated cells that show rapid growth and invasion. The cells are stellate or spindle-shaped and are present in a loose matrix which contains mucoid material, reticulum, and collagen fibers. This paper reports a rare case of a myxosarcoma of the left maxilla in a 50-year-old male, which clinically presented as a soft-tissue mass on the buccal gingiva and radiographically showed a mixed radiolucent-radiopaque appearance.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5662/11482_CE[Ra1]_F(AK)_PF1(NJAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdfconnective tissuemalignantmesenchymalstellate
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author Nigel R. Figueiredo
Manoj Meena
Ajit D. Dinkar
Manisha M. Khorate
spellingShingle Nigel R. Figueiredo
Manoj Meena
Ajit D. Dinkar
Manisha M. Khorate
Myxosarcoma of the Maxilla – A Case Report
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
connective tissue
malignant
mesenchymal
stellate
author_facet Nigel R. Figueiredo
Manoj Meena
Ajit D. Dinkar
Manisha M. Khorate
author_sort Nigel R. Figueiredo
title Myxosarcoma of the Maxilla – A Case Report
title_short Myxosarcoma of the Maxilla – A Case Report
title_full Myxosarcoma of the Maxilla – A Case Report
title_fullStr Myxosarcoma of the Maxilla – A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Myxosarcoma of the Maxilla – A Case Report
title_sort myxosarcoma of the maxilla – a case report
publisher JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
series Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
issn 2249-782X
0973-709X
publishDate 2015-03-01
description Myxosarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm of connective tissue which is characterized by tissue that resembles primitive mesenchyme, and contains relatively undifferentiated cells that show rapid growth and invasion. The cells are stellate or spindle-shaped and are present in a loose matrix which contains mucoid material, reticulum, and collagen fibers. This paper reports a rare case of a myxosarcoma of the left maxilla in a 50-year-old male, which clinically presented as a soft-tissue mass on the buccal gingiva and radiographically showed a mixed radiolucent-radiopaque appearance.
topic connective tissue
malignant
mesenchymal
stellate
url https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5662/11482_CE[Ra1]_F(AK)_PF1(NJAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf
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