Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of ORL-HNS, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan
  • 2 Reconstructive Science Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150 Kelantan
  • 3 Department of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150 Kelantan
Med J Malaysia, 2007 Jun;62(2):171-2.
PMID: 18705458 MyJurnal

Abstract

Osteosarcoma is a rare tumour in the sinonasal region. Early diagnosis is essential for adequate management and better prognosis and this requires a meticulous histopathological examination. Reported is a case of osteosarcoma misdiagnosed as chondrosarcoma and treated by surgery followed by radiotherapy. However, appropriate diagnosis and pre-operative chemotherapy would have been significant in the prognosis. The pitfall of accurate diagnosis and the subsequent treatment is discussed in order to find the ways to maximize five years survival which is not more than 25% in this type of lesions.

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