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Metastasis of colon adenocarcinoma to the mandible: A case report
Author(s) -
Kameta Ayako,
Oda Takaaki,
Ogura Ichiro,
Ono Junya,
Kanri Yoriaki,
Okada Yasuo,
Tsuchimochi Makoto
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
oral science international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.256
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1881-4204
pISSN - 1348-8643
DOI - 10.1016/s1348-8643(16)30023-4
Subject(s) - medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , metastasis , magnetic resonance imaging , colorectal cancer , radiology , adenocarcinoma , metastatic lesion , lesion , radiography , cancer , pathology , botany , biology , genus
Metastatic tumors to the oral cavity are uncommon. In this article, we report a case of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon to the mandible with imaging features. A 73‐year‐old man with a history of colon cancer and liver metastasis was referred to our hospital with a chief complaint of swelling and pain in the right mandible. Panoramic radiograph revealed a radiolucency with ill‐defined margin. Computed tomography showed an osteolytic lesion with cortical bone destruction. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a round‐shaped homogeneous intensity mass expanding from the mandible. Histopathological diagnosis revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma of the colon.