osteosarcoma is a primary malignant tumor of bone, which can involve jaws. this article reviews osteosarcoma of the jaws referred to the department of oral pathology, dental faculty of tehran university of medical sicences and pathology department of cancer institiute in imam khomeini hospital during 30 years from 1349 to 1378 and also reviews jaw osteosarcoma in english literature. the purpose...

malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (mpnst) is a rare malignant tumor that develops either from a preexisting neurofibroma or de novo. the cell of origin is believed to be the schwann cell and possibly other nerve sheath cells. in this report, we describe a rare case of mpnst that arise from the socket of second left maxillary molar that has been already extracted in a young man. he was ref...

Background: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a tumor composed of myofibroblasts and a mixed inflammatory infiltrate that rarely undergoes malignant transformation. The most common sites of involvement include the lung, liver and orbit, but it has been reported to occur in nearly every site of the body, including oral cavity and soft tissue. Although common in other sites, such a tumo...

INTRODUCTION Extragenital malignant mixed Müllerian tumor is an extremely rare presentation of malignant mixed Müllerian tumor, especially when combined with a synchronous ovarian cancer. CASE PRESENTATION We report the clinical course and pathologic findings of a case of mesorectal malignant mixed Müllerian tumor with synchronous ovarian cancer, in a 50-year-old, gravida 0, para 0, Han Chine...

background: inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (imt) is a tumor composed of myofibroblasts and a mixed inflammatory infiltrate that rarely undergoes malignant transformation. the most common sites of involvement include the lung, liver and orbit, but it has been reported to occur in nearly every site of the body, including oral cavity and soft tissue. although common in other sites, such a tumo...

malignant fibrous histiocytoma (mfh) is the most common soft-tissue sarcoma which predominantly surfaces in the retro-peritoneum and extremity. mfh of lung is a very rare condition. the diagnosis is essentially through histologic examination. however, the invasion of the chest wall or other organs might help establish the malignant nature.we report a case of a 77-year-old man who had been prese...