Maxillary malignant mesenchymoma and massive fibrous dysplasia

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997 Jan;123(1):106-9. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1997.01900010116019.

Abstract

This is the first report (to our knowledge) that describes a patient with massive polyostotic fibrous dysplasia involving the calvaria and facial skeleton that subsequently underwent transformation to a malignant mesenchymoma with elements of chondrosarcoma, osteosarcoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma arising in the maxilla. Malignant transformation occurred in the absence of prior radiation exposure, osteomyelitis, or known bony infarction. A review of the literature did not reveal any similar cases of massive fibrous dysplasia of the maxilla degenerating to multiple simultaneous malignant histotypes.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Facial Bones*
  • Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / complications*
  • Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Maxillary Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Maxillary Neoplasms / pathology
  • Mesenchymoma / etiology*
  • Mesenchymoma / pathology