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Hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis to the maxilla: a rare case
Author(s) -
Greenstein A,
Witherspoon R,
Iqbal F,
Coleman H
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/adj.12083
Subject(s) - maxilla , hepatocellular carcinoma , presentation (obstetrics) , metastasis , medicine , pyogenic granuloma , oral cavity , rare disease , granuloma , granulomatous disease , pathology , disease , dermatology , radiology , dentistry , cancer , lesion
The manifestation of metastatic malignant disease in the oral cavity can present in a number of ways and may mimic benign conditions. This case reports a rare presentation from a metastasis of a hepatocellular carcinoma that had invaded the attached gingiva of the maxilla and which on initial inspection could have been misdiagnosed as a pyogenic granuloma. With the advent of new classes of drugs to manage this disease it could be expected that this presentation may become more common.