Open AccessLung metastasis, an incidental finding in maxilla – A case report
Author(s) -
Sandhya Tamgadge,
Treville Pereira,
Sandeep Kale,
Subraj Shetty,
Avinash Tamgadge
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_325_19
Subject(s) - maxilla , medicine , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , metastasis , lesion , asymptomatic , lung , bone metastasis , lung cancer , pathology , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , anatomy , biology , paleontology , botany , genus
The aim of this article was to present an asymptomatic lesion with insignificant clinical findings which turned out to be metastatic lesion in the jaws with primary in lung. The most common site of lung metastasis in the orofacial region is the mandible, but in our case it was seen in the maxilla. Metastases to the jaw bones occur in later stages. Hence, a careful examination of patients with jaw bone lesions is strongly suggested. Metastasis to the jaw should be considered while doing oral examination as observed in the current case because such lesions usually develop at terminal stage of cancer.