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. 2017 Mar-Apr;8(2):137-139.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.202268.

Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of the Hard Palate: An Unusual Cause of Palatal Ulcer

Sweta Subhadarshani  1 , Savita Yadav  1 , Ashok Singh  2 , Anurag Chahal  3
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Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of the Hard Palate: An Unusual Cause of Palatal Ulcer

Sweta Subhadarshani et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2017 Mar-Apr.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Polypoidal growth involving the hard palate
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Markedly hyperplastic stratified squamous epithelium, subepithelium shows a tumor composed of spindled cells with areas of necrosis (H and E, ×4); (b) this magnification shows admixture of spindle and epithelioid cells (H and E, ×20); (c) Spindle cells are arranged in long fascicles with nucleus having tapering blunt ends and multiple nucleoli (H and E, ×20); (d) atypical mitotic figures are seen (H and E, ×40)
Figure 3
Figure 3
IHC: Pancytokeratin, S-100 positive, SMA, HMB-45 negative
Figure 4
Figure 4
Axial (a) CT image (bone window): The arrow shows an ill-defined heterogeneously enhancing soft tissue in the hard palate (arrow) causing permeative lytic pattern of bone destruction of hard palate and maxilla suggestive of a malignant etiology. Sagittal image (b): Arrow showing soft tissue mass in hard palate
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