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Post-irradiation sarcoma of the lower lip

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. S. Rennie ,
A. McLay  and
N. S. B. Tanner
J. S. Rennie
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Glasgow.
A. McLay
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow.
N. S. B. Tanner
Affiliation:
Plastic Surgery Unit, Canniesburn Hospital, Glasgow.
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Summary

This report records the occurrence of an irradiation induced fibrosarcoma of the lower lip which appears to be the first case documented in this site. The problems associated with the histopathological diagnosis of such lesions are discussed and the value of electonmicroscopical examination of spindle cell sarcomas stressed.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 97 , Issue 9 , September 1983 , pp. 871 - 875
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1983

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