Liposarcoma of the floor of the mouth: a case report.

نویسندگان

  • H Nakahara
  • K Shirasuna
  • K Terada
چکیده

Liposarcoma of the floor of the mouth is an exceptionally rare disease entity; only 5 cases have been described in the literature. We herein report a 35-year-old-woman with diagnosis of myxoid type liposarcoma of floor of the mouth. Following initial surgery, the patient developed a massive local recurrence within six months, for which palliative radiotherapy was attempted. [Turk J Cancer 2002;32(2):69-74]

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

دوره 52 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1994