Metastatic adenocarcinoma of mandible: A case report

Autor: Kiran Kumar Kattappagari, Baddam Venkat Ramana Reddy, Joshua Elizabeth, Umadevi M Krishnamohan Rao, Kannan Ranganathan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of Orofacial Sciences, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 143-146 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0975-8844
DOI: 10.4103/0975-8844.124264
Popis: Metastatic adenocarcinoma is a glandular tissue malignancy, which spreads to other regions of the body. Adenocarcinoma may develop anywhere in the body and commonly metastasizes to the jaw bone. We present a case of 83-year-old male, with a complaint of swelling on the lower left side of mandible. The clinical description of our case is supported by clinical, radiographic and pathological features.
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