Metastatic colon carcinoma to oral soft tissues

Manoop S. Bhutani, Jaime Pacheco

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Abstract

Metastatic tumors to the oral cavity are uncommon. Most of these cases involve the mandible or the maxilla. Rarely, metastasis occurs to the oral soft tissues from a distant primary tumor. The lung and breast are the most common primary sites. It is extremely rare to have an oral soft‐tissue metastasis from a carcinoma of the colon. A case of primary adenocarcinoma of the colon with metastasis to the soft tissues of the mouth is described. Three similar case reports are reviewed. A metastatic lesion to the oral cavity could be the first indication of the presence of a primary tumor.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)172-173
Number of pages2
JournalSpecial Care in Dentistry
Volume12
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1992
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Dentistry

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