Open AccessGingival metastasis of a breast carcinoma
Author(s) -
Ndiaye Moustapha,
Faye Ababacar Diegane,
Diouf Mame Sanou,
Ndiaye Ciré,
Sy Abdou,
Diallo Adja Coumba,
Loum Birame,
Deguevo Richard,
Diom Evelyne Siga,
Ndiaye Malick,
Ndiaye Issa Cheikh,
Diallo Bay Karim,
Tall Abdourahmane,
Diouf Raymond
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3216
Subject(s) - medicine , metastasis , modified radical mastectomy , biopsy , breast carcinoma , breast cancer , axillary dissection , lesion , mastectomy , carcinoma , chemotherapy , radiology , oncology , surgery , pathology , cancer
We report a case of metastasis to the gingiva of breast carcinoma. The breast tumor was treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by a radical mastectomy associated with axillary dissection. The gingival lesion occurred 7 months after surgery; the metastasis was confirmed by a biopsy.