Mandibular metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma: A case report
Tae Min You1, Kee-Deog Kim2, Ho-Gul Jeong3
1Department of Advanced General Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
Imaging Science in Dentistry
|January 6, 2016
Abstract:
Tumors metastasizing from distant regions to the oral and maxillofacial region are uncommon, comprising only 1%-2% of all malignancies. Cholangiocarcinoma is a malignancy that arises from cholangiocytes, which are epithelial cells that line the bile ducts. These cancers are difficult to diagnose and have a poor prognosis. In this paper, we report a rare case of mandibular metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma diagnosed at the primary site and discuss the radiographic findings observed in this case.


