Abstract
Osteosarcoma is a common primary malignant tumor of long bones in which mesenchymal cells produce osteoid, affecting mainly young adults. Head and neck localization is rare, moreover at the level of the maxillary sinus. The certainty diagnosis is based on the clinical CT and histopathological findings. This histological type is associated with a low risk of metastasis. Early diagnosis and wide surgical resection of the tumor are the most important determinant factors of prognosis. In this article, we report a case where radiotherapy was used.
Highlights
We report a case where radiotherapy was used
Maxillary sinus osteosarcoma tends to be painful, symptoms depending on the importance of tumor size and extension to proximal organs
Osteosarcoma of head and neck is a rare entity of all osteosarcomas, the incidence reporting in studies is between 0.5-8% [2,3]
Summary
It is the second most common primary malignant tumors of bone, after multiple myeloma, accounting for
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