Metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma from breast mimicking a pyogenic granuloma in the gingiva: a case report.

Autor: Chatterjee RP; Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Kolkata, India., Sinha S; Faculty of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Kolkata, India., Banerjee D; Head and Neck Oncopathology, Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Howrah, India., Parveen L; Burdwan Medical College, Bardhaman, India., Kundu S; The Mediview Clinic, Howrah, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2024 Jan 11; Vol. 47, pp. 14. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 11 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2024.47.14.36983
Abstrakt: Mucin-producing adenocarcinomas (MAC) are an extremely rare, indistinct group of neoplasm having either a salivary gland origin or with prominent glandular component. The diagnosis is chiefly based on the histological aspect conjoined with immunohistochemical evaluation as clinico-radiographical features are non-specific. It can arise as a primary metastasis to soft tissues, most commonly from either lung, breast, kidney, or colon. This paper reports a 51-year-old woman with buccolingual gingival swelling having a final diagnosis of metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma from the breast. A tissue biopsy was performed followed by immunohistochemistry that confirmed the diagnosis. They are extremely rare, making the diagnosis challenging as it may mimic a benign neoplasm. It accounts for approximately 1% of all oral malignant neoplasms having gingival propensity. The clinician should therefore take into account every diagnostic aspect while encountering such oral lesions to achieve proper patient welfare.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
(Copyright: Rudra Prasad Chatterjee et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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