Primary de novo intraosseous carcinoma of the mandible: A rare case report

• Main Authors: Kotya Naik Maloth, Vinay Kumar Reddy Kundoor, Srikanth kodangal, Nagajyothi Meka
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
• Series: Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
• Subjects: Central epidermoid carcinoma; odontogenic carcinoma; primary intraosseous carcinoma
• Online Access: http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2014;volume=26;issue=2;spage=182;epage=186;aulast=Maloth

Primary intraosseous carcinoma (PIOC) is a very rare, but well-recognized entity, which is locally aggressive with quite poor prognosis. It may arise within the jaws either from a previous odontogenic cyst or de novo, rather than from a pre-existing epithelial lesion. A case of PIOC arising in the mandible of a 63-year-old male patient is reported in this article, with the clinical, radiological, and histological features described. This rare lesion must be considered in any differential diagnosis of jaw radiolucency.