Case report: Postradiation chondrosarcoma with a short latency period of 6 months

Sen Yang, Wei Tang, Xiu Fa Tang, Ming Xuan, Li Juan Guo, Xiao Yi Wang, Wings T.Y. Loo, Qing Liu, Louis W.C. Chow, Mary N.B. Cheung, Wai Nam Tsang

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Abstract

We describe a case of postradiation chondrosarcoma after basal cell carcinoma treatment. At the time he presented, the patient was a 35-year-old man who had received radiotherapy at a dose of 70 Gy for 8 weeks. Six months after radiation treatment, a rapidly growing mass at the upper right alveolar ridge of the gums, where radiation had been given, was diagnosed as chondrosarcoma. Generally, chondrosarcoma occurs after a latency period of several years following radiation. However, there are a few relevant reports indicating that maxillofacial chondrosarcoma can develop after radiotherapy for basal cell carcinoma, with a short latency of 6 months. We hypothesize that the dosage and treatment time of radiation may have played a role in the opening/closing of the Hh-signaling pathway in the case of this patient.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e440-e444
JournalInternational Journal of Biological Markers
Volume29
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2014

Keywords

  • Basal cell carcinoma
  • Computed tomography
  • Maxillofacial chondrosarcoma
  • Postradiation chondrosarcoma
  • Radiotherapy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Oncology
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Cancer Research

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