TY - JOUR T1 - Spindle cell carcinoma in maxilla JF - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2013-009611 VL - 2013 SP - bcr2013009611 AU - Soumi Samuel AU - S V Sreelatha AU - Nidarsh Hegde AU - Preeti P Nair Y1 - 2013/04/30 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2013/bcr-2013-009611.abstract N2 - Spindle cell carcinomas (sarcomatoid carcinomas) are rare tumours. It is a variant of squamous cell carcinoma which has spindled tumour cells, which simulate a true sarcoma, but are epithelial in origin. They are extremely uncommon in the head and neck region. Only five cases with maxillary origin have been discussed in the literature. As compared to squamous cell carcinoma of maxilla, this variant is associated with poor diagnosis and advanced disease at presentation, as is demonstrated in the case presented. There are no standard recommendations for management owing to the rarity of this histology. Surgery and radiotherapy form the mainstays of treatment. We report a rare case of spindle cell carcinoma involving the maxilla. ER -