Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6056793 | Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is an extremely rare malignant tumor. Distant metastases are common at the time of diagnosis but have never been reported in the jaw. A 45-year-old female patient with primary cardiac angiosarcoma was referred for dental care due to pain in the mandibular alveolar ridge. Oral examination revealed a red-violet lesion that was soft on palpation and had been present for 3Â months. Histological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of metastatic cardiac angiosarcoma. The patient died of multiple metastases.
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Authors
Clarissa Pessoa DDS, MSc, Francisco Artur Forte DDS, MSc, Fábio Wildson Gurgel DDS, MSc, Régia Maria do Socorro Vidal DDS, MSc, Mário Rogério Lima DDS, MSc, PhD, Ana Paula Negreiros DDS, MSc, PhD, FabrÃcio Bitu DDS, PhD,