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Extraskeletal osteosarcoma of the jaw

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Extraskeletal osteosarcoma is a rare malignancy, which accounts for 1–2% of all soft tissue sarcomas; occurrence of these tumors in the head and neck is extremely rare. We present a case of extraskeletal osteosarcoma arising in the subcutaneous tissue of the jaw angle, the central portion of which displayed calcification. Imaging findings were interesting in terms of a high grade malignancy in that the tumor was small and well circumscribed; its appearance mimicked a calcified lymph node. The differential diagnosis of this lesion as well as the imaging and pathological features of extraskeletal osteosarcoma are discussed.

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center, 2–15–3, Kawagishi-Cho, 951–8566, Niigata City, Japan

    Hiroshi Hatano, Tetsuro Morita, Hiroto Kobayashi, Takui Ito & Hiroyuki Segawa

  2. Department of Otolaryngology, Niigata Cancer Center, 2–15–3, Kawagishi-Cho, 951–8566, Niigata City, Japan

    Satoshi Hasegawa

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Hatano, H., Morita, T., Kobayashi, H. et al. Extraskeletal osteosarcoma of the jaw. Skeletal Radiol 34, 171–175 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-004-0797-3

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