Osteosarcoma of the mandible : clinico-pathological analysis of eight cases

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The aim of this research paper is to review cases of osteogenic osteosarcoma of the jaw bones diagnosed at Al–Gamhouria Teaching Hospital, Aden Governorate during 2001-2007.

The data files of eight patients suffering osteosarcoma and operated at Al-Gamhouria Teaching Hospital, between January 2001-December 2007 were analyzed for age, gender, and histological type, method of treatment, radiological study and follow up for 6 years.

Eight patients were studied during 6 years, with equal sex distribution 1 : 1 M : F ratio, with mean age 0f (26 year).

Most of them show possessive swelling and pain (n = 8).

Radiological studies varies from radiolucent (n = 6) to mixed radiolucent and radio-opaque with sun burst appearance (n = 2), histologically most of the cases (n = 5) with low grade conventional osteosarcoma with higher stage of disease according to American Joint Committee of Cancer Hemimadiblectomy with post-operative radiotherapy was the mainstay of treatment of most of the patient (n = 7) The result of the current study represent s the importance of negative surgical margin in the only significant and predictor of overall and disease specific survival.