Head and neck osteosarcomas - A review of the literature

• Main Authors: Ademar Takahama Junior (Author), Fábio de Abreu Alves (Author), Clóvis Antonio Lopes Pinto (Author), André Lopes Carvalho (Author), Luiz Paulo Kowalski (Author), Márcio Ajudarte Lopes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Osteosarcoma (OS) is a rare and aggressive malignant bone tumor, which occurs more frequently in long bones of young people. About 10% of the cases affect the head and neck region presenting peculiar features. The main sites of this tumor in head and neck are the mandible followed by the maxilla, an...