Pozzi, Elena C Ferrazzini; Altermatt, Hans Jörg; Rees, Terry D; Bornstein, Michael M (2008). Exophytic mass of the gingiva as the first manifestation of metastatic pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Journal of periodontology, 79(1), pp. 187-91. Chicago, Ill.: American Academy of Periodontology 10.1902/jop.2008.070246
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)BACKGROUND: Metastasis of a malignant tumor to the oral cavity is rare, but it can be the first manifestation of a primary tumor. METHODS: The clinicopathologic features of a gingival metastasis originating from lung adenocarcinoma in a female patient are described. A 57-year-old woman showed a rapidly growing, painless, exophytic mass in the left mandibular gingiva. The whole lesion was excised, and histologic and immunohistochemical analyses were performed. RESULTS: The histopathologic sections showed a proliferation of poorly differentiated spindle and pleomorphic cells. Because the differentiation between carcinoma and sarcoma of spindle cell tumors was difficult, additional immunohistochemical evaluation was performed. The intraoral healing after tumor removal was uneventful. The discrepancy between the histopathologic results and the clinical findings led to a thorough examination by the patient's physician. Finally, a biopsy of the lungs confirmed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with multiple metastases, including the oral cavity. CONCLUSIONS: An exophytic lesion on the gingiva can be the first sign of metastatic adenocarcinoma to the oral mucosa. This case emphasizes that even apparently benign-looking gingival lesions in anamnestically healthy patients need to be examined histopathologically.
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Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Bornstein, Michael |
ISSN: |
0022-3492 |
Publisher: |
American Academy of Periodontology |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Eveline Carmen Schuler |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:02 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:19 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1902/jop.2008.070246 |
PubMed ID: |
18166110 |
Web of Science ID: |
000252256100025 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/26761 (FactScience: 87935) |
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