Gingival angiosarcoma mimicking necrotizing gingivitis

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Aug;39(8):827-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.02.021. Epub 2010 Mar 31.

Abstract

The authors present a case of a rare highly malignant condition that initially appeared clinically and histologically to be the relatively common and benign condition necrotizing gingivitis. Conditions that do not follow the expected clinical course mandate further investigation because rare malignant disease is not foremost in the mind of dentists and oral and maxillofacial surgeons.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Gingival Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Gingival Neoplasms / therapy
  • Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative / pathology*
  • Hemangiosarcoma / pathology*
  • Hemangiosarcoma / therapy
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Necrosis
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / therapy