Oncological approach of atypical malignancy of anterior maxillary alveolus - A case report

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Authors

Karthik Namasivayam¹ , Jayachandran Sadaksharam¹

1. Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India

Conference / event

34th National Conference of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, December 2023 (Davangere, Karnataka, India)

Poster summary

Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck is one of the common cancers in the world, accounting for approximately 5% of all malignant tumors. Primary tumor of maxilla, however, is relatively rare and accounts for only 0.5–5% of oral cancers. Majority of malignancy originate from the oral or nasal mucosa and secondarily invade the underlying bone, some proportion from odontogenic epithelial remnants within the alveolus. Differentiating common benign bone lesions, necrotic bone due to infection and neoplastic bone due to malignancy through clinical and radiographic examination is a challenge. Therefore, it is imperative that biopsy of the bone lesions be carried out to insure definite diagnosis and treatment planning. We herein report a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the anterior maxillary alveolus with clinical, radiographic and histopathological features and its consummate surgical management and radiotherapy. Follow ups are of the utmost important as recurrence rates are high.

Keywords

Anterior maxillary alveolus, Squamous cell carcinoma, Inferior maxillectomy, Radiodiagnosis, Radiotherapy, Palliative chemotherapy

Research areas

Medicine, Medical Imaging, Immunology

References

1. MacDonald D, Martin M, Nguyen C. Malignant lesions in the anterior maxilla. Clin Radiol. 2020 Jul;75(7):497-506. doi:10.1016/j.crad.2019.09.133.

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