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Metastatic Lung Carcinoma Involving the Maxillary Gingiva
The Journal of the Oklahoma State Medical Association
|March 31, 2016
Summary
Metastasis to oral soft tissue from lung cancer is rare, often mimicking dental infections. This case highlights a diagnostic challenge, with a patient initially treated for an oral abscess later diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer.
Area of Science:
- Oral oncology
- Medical diagnostics
- Pulmonology
Background:
- Metastatic tumors to oral soft tissue are uncommon, comprising 0.1% of oral malignancies.
- Oral metastases can mimic dental infections, posing diagnostic difficulties.
- Lung cancer metastasis to the oral cavity is a rare clinical presentation.
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