Tuberc Respir Dis.  2001 Jul;51(1):65-69. 10.4046/trd.2001.51.1.65.

A Case of Small Cell Lung Cancer Metastasis to the Gingiva

• Lee KS
• Lee YS
• Kwon SJ
• Ahn JY
• Kim MH
• Park HS
• Kang DW
• Kim GH
• Jeong SS
• Song KS
• Kim JO
• Kim SY

• KMID: 2318339
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2001.51.1.65

Abstract

The incidence of lung cancer and its mortality rate are increasing in Korea. At the time of diagnosis, 40% patients of lung cancer patients had metastatic lesions. The common metastatic sites are the contralateral lung, bone, liver, adrenal gland and the brain. Metastasis to oral mucosa is rarely encountered in lung cancer and metastasis to the gingiva is more uncommon. Approximately 1% of malignant carcinomas in the oral cavity are the result of metastases, and 10-25% of metastatic cancers originate from lung cancer. Clinically metastatic gingival lesions are benign including hemangioma, pyogenic granuloma, giant-cell granuloma or a peripheral fibroma. Often metastases to the gingiva are diagnosed too late and by the time they are detected, they have metastases to other organs. Here we report a case of small cell lung carcinoma that had metastased to the gingiva with review of relevant literature.

Keyword

Small cell lung carcinoma; Gingival metastasis

MeSH Terms

Adrenal Glands
Brain
Diagnosis
Fibroma
Gingiva*
Granuloma
Granuloma, Pyogenic
Hemangioma
Humans
Incidence
Korea
Liver
Lung
Lung Neoplasms
Mortality
Mouth
Mouth Mucosa
Neoplasm Metastasis*
Small Cell Lung Carcinoma*