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Malignant Tumors in Jaws

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This chapter illustrates bone-destructive tumors; squamous cell carcinoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, non-Hodgin’s lymphoma, multiple myeloma, plasmacytoma, leukemia, bone-destructive and bone-productive tumors; osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, soft-tissue sarcomas; rhabdomyosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, and jaw metastases.

In collaboration with H.-J. Smith, G. Støre.

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  1. Inst. Clinical Dentistry Dept. Maxillofacial Radiology, University of Oslo Fac. Dentistry, Oslo, Norway

    Tore A. Larheim

  2. Div. Diagnostic & Interventional Neuroradiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA

    Per-Lennart A. Westesson

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Larheim, T.A., Westesson, PL.A. (2018). Malignant Tumors in Jaws. In: Maxillofacial Imaging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53319-3_4

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