| Literature DB >> 15955665 |
K Onodera1, H Xu, S Kimizuka, S Echigo, K Ooya.
Abstract
An extremely rare case of soft tissue chondroma occurring in the right cheek of a 47-year-old woman is reported. The localized nodular tumor was encapsulated and composed of hyalinized cartilage with fine calcifications. Most tumor cells were positive for vimentin and S-100 protein, but negative for cytokeratin, factor VIII, and smooth muscle actin. It seems likely that the tumor cells arise from uncommitted mesenchymal stem cells by metaplastic process.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 15955665 DOI： 10.1016/j.ijom.2005.02.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg ISSN： 0901-5027 Impact factor: 2.789