Leiomyosarcoma of the Mandible : Report of a Case

하악골에 발생한 평활근육종

  • Lee Jean (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology & Dental Research Institute. College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Heo Min-Suk (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology & Dental Research Institute. College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee Sam-Sun (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology & Dental Research Institute. College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Choi Soon-Chul (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology & Dental Research Institute. College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park Tae-Won (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology & Dental Research Institute. College of Dentistry, Seoul National University)
  • 이진 (서울대학교 치과대학 구강악안면방사선학교실 및 치학연구소) ;
  • 허민석 (서울대학교 치과대학 구강악안면방사선학교실 및 치학연구소) ;
  • 이삼선 (서울대학교 치과대학 구강악안면방사선학교실 및 치학연구소) ;
  • 최순철 (서울대학교 치과대학 구강악안면방사선학교실 및 치학연구소) ;
  • 박태원 (서울대학교 치과대학 구강악안면방사선학교실 및 치학연구소)
  • Published : 1999.08.01

Abstract

Leiomyosarcoma is extremely rare in the oral cavity and especially in the mandible. At first. the case of this report was diagnosed as odontogenic fibroma but after approximately 3.5 years. it was diagnosed as leiomyosarcoma. Conventional radiograph of the first time showed an ill-defined radiolucent lesion in the mandible. After local recurrence. CT images showed a large irregular soft tissue mass with some necrotic areas. These findings were not specific for leiomyosarcoma, but they suggested that this lesion was a recurrent soft tissue sarcoma. Histopathological examinations using H & E staining, immunohistochemical staining and Masson's trichrome staining confirmed this case as leiomyosarcoma. Deciding its malignancy or benignancy, defining the tumor extent and its relationship to the surrounding anatomic structures, and evaluating the distant metastasis are more important roles of radiographic examination than finding out the name of disease.

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