Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3132952 | International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Carcinosarcoma is a rare malignant disease with aggressive behaviour rarely producing oral manifestations. This article reports a case of an intraoral carcinosarcoma affecting a 71-year-old black male; the diagnosis was made by histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses. Computed tomography scanning showed metastatic masses in the lungs. The patient was underwent a chemotherapy protocol regimen, but died as a consequence of the disease within 10 months of diagnosis. Distinctive characteristics of this presentation were the location of the lesion (floor of the mouth) and its clinical features resembling a benign lesion. A brief review of intraoral carcinosarcoma cases in the literature is also presented.
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Authors
C.B. Gallo, S.E.V. Cury, D.S. Pinto Jr., D.A. Migliari, N.N. Sugaya,