J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.
1998 Feb;24(1):148-152.
Esophageal carcinoma metastatic to the maxilla and the scalp
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University.
- 2Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University.
Abstract
- Metastatic tumors to the oral cavity from other parts of the body are rarely reported and representing about 1-4% of all oral malignancies. The most common primary tumor site of oral metastatic tumor was the breast followed by the lung, kidney, thyroid, prostate, and colon. Oral metastasis of primary esophageal carcinoma is extremly rare and only 11 cases were reported till now. Only one case was metastased to the maxilla. We experienced a mteastatic squamous cell carcinoma to the maxilla and the scalp in a 52-year-old male patient who previously diagnosed as esophageal carcinoma and performed operation with post operative radiation therapy. We report the case with literature review.
