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Osteosarcoma of mandible: A case report
Gopal Chandra Halder1, Santanu Patsa1, Riteshkumar Baldevbhai Jadav1, Jay Gopal Ray2
1MDS (PGT), 2nd Year PG Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
2PhD, Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, West Bengal, India.

doi:10.5348/ijcri-201545-CR-10506

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Halder GC, Patsa S, Jadav RB, Ray JG. Osteosarcoma of mandible: A case report. Int J Case Rep Images 2015;6(5):280–285.


Abstract
Introduction: Osteosarcoma is common primary malignancy of bone that arises from the mesenchymal cells. It is commonly seen in younger patients having average age of 15 years. Generally, it involves long bones with fastest growth rate. The exact etiology for this tumor remains to be unknown but in some cases it runs in families. Osteosarcoma involving the jaw bones is relatively less frequently seen. Generally, osteosarcomas have diverse radiological and histopathological appearances.
Case Report: A 31-year-old male presented with a small asymptomatic gingival growth in the lower right posterior region for a period of 20 days. The lesion extended both on the buccal and lingual aspect of 46 and 47 regions.
Conclusion: The subtle and asymptomatic clinical and radiological features of this type of lesion as seen in the present case may delay early diagnosis and poor treatment outcome. The purpose of this study was to report an osteosarcoma involving the lower jaw which presented as a soft tissue mass, mimicking an inflammatory gingival lesion.

Keywords: Asymptomatic osteosarcoma, Mandible, Orthopantomogram (OPG), Soft tissue


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Author Contributions
Gopal Chandra Halder – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Santanu Patsa – Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Riteshkumar Baldevbhai Jadav – Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Jay Gopal Ray – Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published
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About The Authors

Gopal Chandra Halder is Postgraduate trainee (MDS) at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata. He earned BDS from University of North Bengal, Darjeeling and M.Sc. in Bioinformatics from Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu. Subsequently, he joined at the West Bengal Dental Service in 2009. He has published one research paper in a international academic journal. His areas of interest are research in non-tobacco related oral cancer and early detection of oral malignancy.



Santanu Patsa is MDS (PGT), 2nd year PG Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.



Riteshkumar Baldevbhai Jadav is MDS (PGT), 2nd Year PG Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.



Jay Gopal Rayis Postgraduate teacher and HOD, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College & Hospital, Kolkata. He completed his graduation from Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College & Hospital, Kolkata in 1984 and joined the West Bengal Dental Service in 1986. Subsequently, he joined KMC, CODS Mangalore and completed his post graduation in Oral Pathology and earned PhD in 2013. He has 34 national and International publications to his credit. His area of research interest is oral carcinogenesis.