TY - JOUR A1 - Singhal, Ashish A1 - Hadi, Rahat A1 - Mahajan, Charu A1 - Mehrotra, Kiran T1 - Osteosarcoma of the maxilla: A case report and review of literature Y1 - 1992/7/1 JF - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Indian J Ophthalmol SP - 83 EP - 85 VL - 40 IS - 3 UR - https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=1992;volume=40;issue=3;spage=83;epage=85;aulast=Singh DO - 10.4103/0331-3131.133103 N2 - Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary bone tumor of the jaw. It is rare, and the biological behavior differs from other skeletal bone tumors. OS of jaw is characterized by lower incidence of metastasis and better prognosis than OS of long bones. Surgery with adjuvant radiotherapy is the mainstay of treatment. The complicated three-dimensional anatomy of the head and neck region makes it difficult to obtain wide resection margins, leading to higher chances of recurrence. Death is usually caused by the uncontrollable local spread. We present a case of 61-year-old man with diabetes mellitus, who presented with an upper jaw swelling, which was histologically confirmed as OS of the maxilla. He underwent surgery and adjuvant radiation for the same. 1 year later, patient developed recurrence at the base of the skull which was inoperable. He received palliative chemotherapy for the same and is now under follow-up. ER -