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

Int J Biol Markers. 2014 Dec 9;29(4):e440-4. doi: 10.5301/jbm.5000109.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / radiotherapy
  • Chondrosarcoma / pathology*
  • Chondrosarcoma / surgery
  • Facial Bones / pathology*
  • Facial Bones / radiation effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / surgery