Radiation Induced Sarcoma of Oral Cavity: A Case Series

Radiation-induced sarcoma of the head and neck is a rare long-term complication of treatment of head and neck cancers with radiation. However, as the population ages, radiation-induced sarcomas are becoming more common as a result increased patient survival for head and neck cancer with better treatment regimens. Diagnosis and management of this problem can be extremely challenging and the overall prognosis of radiation-induced sarcoma is worse than other types of sarcomas at a similar stage. In this article, we present two case reports of radiation induced sarcoma of oral cavity. The rst patient was a 57-year-old man was radiated for squamous cell carcinoma of retromolar trigone previously and the second patient was a 37-year-old man was radiated for squamous cell carcinoma of tongue. These were presented in our hospital with various complications.