| Autor: |
Valfrido Antonio, Pereira-Filho, Marcelo Donizetti, Chaves, Jorge, Haddad, Mario Francisco Real, Gabrielli, Marisa Aparecida Cabrini, Gabrielli, Eduardo, Hochulli-Vieira, Pablo Agustin, Vargas |
| Rok vydání: |
2007 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
General dentistry. 55(3) |
| ISSN: |
0363-6771 |
| Popis: |
Adenocarcinoma of the lung that metastasizes to the mandible is very uncommon; only a few cases have been described in the English-language literature. This article presents a metastasis from adenocarcinoma of the lung affecting the mandible of a 64-year-old woman, in which the first discovered metastatic lesion was detected before the primary tumor. The immunoreactivity for human thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) in the oral lesion was essential for determining the site and type of the primary tumor, as the patient showed no clinical or radiographic evidence of a tumor in the thyroid gland. After the primary tumor in the lung was diagnosed, radiotherapy and chemotherapy were initiated; unfortunately, the patient died two months after the start of treatment. This article emphasizes the importance of a well-conducted examination for diagnosing metastatic oral lesions. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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