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J.P Crestanello Nese y cols. Rev Esp Cir Oral y Maxilofac 2006;28,5 (septiembre-octubre):295-300 © 2006 ergon 299
300 Rev Esp Cir Oral y Maxilofac 2006;28,5 (septiembre-octubre):295-300 © 2006 ergon Condroma maxilar
Varios signos clínicos y radiográficos pueden ser de ayuda para nation of multiple blocks for all cartilaginous tumors due
distinguir este caso de un condrosarcoma. Primero, el tamaño del to areas diagnostic of a chondrosarcoma may be only focal.7
tumor era de 2,0 cm y en la biopsia se encontró una cápsula. El Because of the possible clinical and histological overlap
examen histológico de la pieza quirúrgica final mostró cartílago and consideration that twenty percent (20%) of H&N chon-
hialino maduro con alguna arquitectura cellular sin hueso y con la drosarcomas may be initially diagnosed as benign the treat-
ausencia de invasión de los tejidos blandos en los márgenes amplios ment of the chondroma is a wide, although not radical, exci-
pero no radicales. Además, no se observaron figuras mitóticas. sion. The resection with a margin of normal soft tissue and
No ha habido recurrencia del tumor en 2 años y 7 meses desde bone is preferred. Curettage has resulted in local recurrence
la remoción. De todas formas se plantea el control a largo plazo. in a significant number of cases.1,2,6,7,11 Radiotherapy is con-
traindicated because the tumor is not radiosensitive. In adit-
tion, potential malignant transformation is possible.1,11
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