Metastatic adenocarcinoma of mandible: A case report
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. T...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orofacial Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jofs.in/article.asp?issn=0975-8844;year=2013;volume=5;issue=2;spage=143;epage=146;aulast=Kattappagari |
| Summary: | 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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| ISSN: | 0975-8844 |