Osteosarcoma of the Mandible: A Site-Specific Study on Survival and Prognostic Factors

Yi Ming Chen; Qin Cheng Shen; Sandhya Gokavarapu; Hui Shan Ong; Wei Cao; Tong Ji

doi:10.1097/SCS.0000000000002968

Osteosarcoma of the Mandible: A Site-Specific Study on Survival and Prognostic Factors

J Craniofac Surg. 2016 Nov;27(8):1929-1933. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002968.

Authors

Yi Ming Chen¹, Qin Cheng Shen, Sandhya Gokavarapu, Hui Shan Ong, Wei Cao, Tong Ji

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial, Head and Neck Oncology, Shanghai Stomatology Key Laboratory, Ninth People's Hospital School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

PMID: 28005728
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002968

Abstract

Osteosarcoma of head and neck is a rare condition comprising of <1% of all head and neck cancers, retrospective studies show difference in survival of mandibular osteosarcoma to other head and neck sites, necessitating investigation into site-specific survival and recurrence rates.

MeSH terms

Adult
China / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Mandibular Neoplasms / diagnosis
Mandibular Neoplasms / mortality*
Mandibular Neoplasms / surgery
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / epidemiology*
Osteosarcoma / diagnosis
Osteosarcoma / mortality*
Osteosarcoma / surgery
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Survival Rate / trends