Open AccessMetastasis from breast cancer presenting as an epulis in the upper gingiva
Author(s) -
Mita Shah,
Ashok Mehta
Publication year - 2009
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.48756
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , metastasis , breast cancer metastasis , lung cancer , cancer , lesion , epulis , pathology , presentation (obstetrics) , bone metastasis , radiology
Oral metastasis of breast cancer is less common than metastasis to other sites like the lung and liver. Breast cancer can metastasize to the oral cavity, with presentation like a benign oral lesion. We present an interesting case of breast cancer involving the gingiva with sparing of the underlying bone.