TY - JOUR
T1 - Chondroma of the cheek
T2 - A case report
AU - Onodera, K.
AU - Xu, H.
AU - Kimizuka, Satoshi
AU - Echigo, S.
AU - Ooya, K.
PY - 2005/12/1
Y1 - 2005/12/1
N2 - An extremely rare case of soft tissue chondroma occurring in the right cheek of a 47-year-old woman is reported. The localized nodular tumor was encapsulated and composed of hyalinized cartilage with fine calcifications. Most tumor cells were positive for vimentin and S-100 protein, but negative for cytokeratin, factor VIII, and smooth muscle actin. It seems likely that the tumor cells arise from uncommitted mesenchymal stem cells by metaplastic process.
AB - An extremely rare case of soft tissue chondroma occurring in the right cheek of a 47-year-old woman is reported. The localized nodular tumor was encapsulated and composed of hyalinized cartilage with fine calcifications. Most tumor cells were positive for vimentin and S-100 protein, but negative for cytokeratin, factor VIII, and smooth muscle actin. It seems likely that the tumor cells arise from uncommitted mesenchymal stem cells by metaplastic process.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijom.2005.02.012
DO - 10.1016/j.ijom.2005.02.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 15955665
AN - SCOPUS:27844540800
SN - 0901-5027
VL - 34
SP - 924
EP - 926
JO - International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
JF - International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
IS - 8
ER -