Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lung Leading to Metastatic Jaw Tumor

Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lung Leading to Metastatic Jaw Tumor

Metastatic tumors to the orofacial region are unusual and they may occur in the oral soft tissues or jaw bones. Owing to their clinical variability the diagnosis of such tumors is often a dilemma. We report a unique case of mandibular metastasis which became the first evidence of an occult primary i...

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Main Authors: Chintamaneni Raja Lakshmi, M. Sudhakara Rao, Sujana Mulk Bhavana, Sivan Sathish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/392616
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spelling doaj-899f885c1bc24177997b7f4312bde3ff2020-11-24T22:47:17ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542014-01-01201410.1155/2014/392616392616Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lung Leading to Metastatic Jaw TumorChintamaneni Raja Lakshmi0M. Sudhakara Rao1Sujana Mulk Bhavana2Sivan Sathish3Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Drs Sudha and Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Gannavaram Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh 521286, IndiaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Gannavaram Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh 521286, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Drs Sudha and Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Gannavaram Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh 521286, IndiaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Chettinad Dental College & Research Institute, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Kelambakkam, Kancheepuram District 603103, IndiaMetastatic tumors to the orofacial region are unusual and they may occur in the oral soft tissues or jaw bones. Owing to their clinical variability the diagnosis of such tumors is often a dilemma. We report a unique case of mandibular metastasis which became the first evidence of an occult primary in the lung.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/392616
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author Chintamaneni Raja Lakshmi
M. Sudhakara Rao
Sujana Mulk Bhavana
Sivan Sathish
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M. Sudhakara Rao
Sujana Mulk Bhavana
Sivan Sathish
Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lung Leading to Metastatic Jaw Tumor
Case Reports in Pulmonology
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M. Sudhakara Rao
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Sivan Sathish
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title Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lung Leading to Metastatic Jaw Tumor
title_short Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lung Leading to Metastatic Jaw Tumor
title_full Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lung Leading to Metastatic Jaw Tumor
title_fullStr Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lung Leading to Metastatic Jaw Tumor
title_full_unstemmed Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lung Leading to Metastatic Jaw Tumor
title_sort primary squamous cell carcinoma of lung leading to metastatic jaw tumor
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series Case Reports in Pulmonology
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2090-6854
publishDate 2014-01-01
description Metastatic tumors to the orofacial region are unusual and they may occur in the oral soft tissues or jaw bones. Owing to their clinical variability the diagnosis of such tumors is often a dilemma. We report a unique case of mandibular metastasis which became the first evidence of an occult primary in the lung.
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