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Hepatocellular Carcinomas Diagnosed Following Metastasis to the Oral Cavity. Report of 2 Cases
Author(s) -
Llanes Felipe,
SanzOrtega Julián,
Suarez Begoña,
SanzEsponera Julián
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1996.67.7.717
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , metastasis , tonsil , hepatitis , palatine tonsil , oral cavity , pathology , gastroenterology , cancer , dentistry
O ral metastases from hepatocellular carcinomas are rare. Case 1 was a 66‐year‐old male without previous history of liver disease who presented with metastasis to the gingival jaw mucosae on the lingual side. Case 2 was a 71‐year‐old male, with a previous history of diabetes, hepatitis, and cirrhosis who presented with metastasis to the right palatine tonsil. Oral metastases were the first manifestation of the hepatocellular carcinoma in both cases. A review of the literature disclosed 20 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma metastasizing to the oral cavity, 7 affecting the gingival mucosae and none of them affecting the palatine tonsil. J Periodontol 1996;67:717–719 .
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