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Case Reports
. 2016 Jan-Apr;20(1):151-3.
doi: 10.4103/0973-029X.180980.

Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma of maxilla: A rare entity

Janardan B Garde  1 , Sangeeta J Palaskar  2 , Pargatsingh T Kathuriya  2
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Case Reports

Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma of maxilla: A rare entity

Janardan B Garde et al. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2016 Jan-Apr.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Lobular structure of the tumor cells. (H&E stain, ×40)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Myxoid areas and tumor cells resembling chondroblasts (H&E stain, ×100)
Figure 3
Figure 3
High power view showing loosely arranged tumor cells resembling chondroblasts (H&E stain, ×400)
Figure 4
Figure 4
Tumor cells positive for intracytoplasmic glycogen (PAS stain, ×200)
Figure 5
Figure 5
Immunohistochemical analysis of extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (a) tumor cells strongly reactive to vimentin (IHC stain, ×200) (b) tumor cells nonreactive to pan-cytokeratin (IHC stain, ×200) (c) tumor cells nonreactive to S-100 (IHC stain, ×100) (d) tumor cells nonreactive to epithelial membrane antigen (IHC stain, ×100)
Figure 6
Figure 6
Myxoid matrix positive for mucin (alcian blue stain, ×100)
Figure 7
Figure 7
Myxoid matrix positive for mucin (mucicarmine stain, ×100)
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