Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity: A Diagnostic Dilemma
Joint Authors
Mahajan, Anshul
Mohanty, Sujata
Ghosh, Sujoy
Urs, Aadithya B.
Gupta, Sunita
Khurana, Nita
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-12-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Sarcomatoid carcinoma (SC) is a rare variant of squamous cell carcinoma which is characterized by a dysplastic epithelial component and a stromal element with invasive fusiform or spindle-shaped cells.
The clinical and histopathologic characteristics make it very difficult to distinguish SC from epithelioid sarcoma (ES).
We present a case of a 51-year-old man with a soft tissue mass in the oral cavity diagnosed as proximal variant of epithelioid sarcoma on incisional biopsy.
A thorough radiologic examination was conducted to rule out the possibility of a primary elsewhere in the body.
Supraomohyoid neck dissection, mandibular resection, and reconstruction with recon plates were carried out.
Histopathologic examination was suggestive of epithelioid variant of SC which was contrary to the incisional biopsy report.
The dilemma in diagnosis was resolved by observing the presence of invading atypical epithelial cells into the stroma confirming the epithelial origin of the tumor.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mahajan, Anshul& Mohanty, Sujata& Ghosh, Sujoy& Urs, Aadithya B.& Khurana, Nita& Gupta, Sunita. 2017. Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity: A Diagnostic Dilemma. Case Reports in Dentistry،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mahajan, Anshul…[et al.]. Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity: A Diagnostic Dilemma. Case Reports in Dentistry No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mahajan, Anshul& Mohanty, Sujata& Ghosh, Sujoy& Urs, Aadithya B.& Khurana, Nita& Gupta, Sunita. Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity: A Diagnostic Dilemma. Case Reports in Dentistry. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144791
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144791