Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Abstract
Introduction: Metastatic lesions to the oro-facial region may be the first evidence of dissemination of an unknown tumour from its primary site. Case presentation: We described a case of metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma to the mandible presenting with pain and loosening of teeth in a 70 years old female patient leading to extraction of the loose teeth. Conclusion: The present case emphasizes the importance of considering metastasis in the differential diagnosis of swelling related to loosening of teeth, even though the patient had no history of any malignant disease. © 2009 Ismail et al; licensee Cases Network Ltd.
Keywords
Aged, Article, Case Report, Case Study, Computer Assisted Tomography, Diabetes Mellitus, Differential Diagnosis, Female, Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma, Histopathology, Human, Hypertension, Mandible, Metastasis, Nausea and Vomiting, Physical Examination, Thorax Radiography, Thyroid Carcinoma, Thyroglobulin
Divisions
OralPathologyOralMedicinePeriodontology
Publication Title
Cases Journal
Volume
2
Issue
4
Publisher
Elsevier
Additional Information
Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.