Open AccessMetastasis of lung adenocarcinoma to the jaw bone
Author(s) -
M Rajinikanth,
A Ravi Prakash,
T Rukmini Swathi,
S. Pooja Sri Reddy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.174624
Subject(s) - metastasis , medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , adenocarcinoma , lung , oral cavity , presentation (obstetrics) , soft tissue , oral cancers , pathology , dentistry , cancer , radiology , biology , botany , genus
Oral cavity is an uncommon site for metastasis and is usually an evidence of widespread disease. The clinical presentation of the metastatic lesions differs between the various sites in the oral region. Metastatic tumors account for 1-3% of all oral malignancies. The jawbones, particularly the mandibular molar area is more frequently affected than the oral soft tissues (2:1). Here, we report a case of a 60-year-old male patient with metastasis from lung to the mandible, where the metastasis was detected before primary tumor.