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Case Reports
. 2023 Dec;22(4):1180-1185.
doi: 10.1007/s12663-023-01953-0. Epub 2023 Jul 19.

Low-Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma in the Hard Palate: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature

Venkatesh Anehosur  1 , Niranjan Kumar  2 , Anandhi Visweswaran  3 , Kiran Kumar  4 , Avinash Prabhu  5
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Low-Grade Fibromyxoid Sarcoma in the Hard Palate: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature

Venkatesh Anehosur et al. J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2023 Dec.
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Conflict of interestThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.

Figures

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Clinical presentation of fibromyxoid sarcoma of palate
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CT coronal section showing involvement of the palatal bone and lesion encroaching the nasal floor
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Intraoperative marking of lesion and the margin for palatectomy
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Le Fort I access osteotomy and downfracture to visualise the lesion
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Post-palatectomy procedure showing the defect
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Radial forearm free flap for reconstruction of palatal defect with two-year follow-up
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Immunopositivity of spindle-shaped tumour cells for CD99 (IHC staining, original magnification X100)
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