Metastatic Tumors to the Jaws and Mouth

Surgical Diseases of the Mouth and Jaws

Metastases to the mouth and jaws: a contemporary Canadian experience.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The types of cancers that most frequently metastasize to the mouth and jaws reflect, for the most part, the relative incidence of cancers in a given population at a given time. We report a retrospective, but relatively contemporary study of 38 cases of metastatic oral tumours in a Canadian population to compare the Canadian experience with that of nearby and distant cou...

Metastatic Tumors to Craniofacial Skeleton: Analysis of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

Craniofacial skeletal metastasis is a rare presentation of advanced prostate cancer. This is a report of a 69-year-old man who presented with numbness of the right lower lip and recently ill-fitting lower denture. Based on the medical history of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and suspicion of a metastatic tumor, prostate core needle biopsy was performed. Histology of the prostate biopsy con...

Metastatic tumors to the jaws: a report of eight new cases.

PURPOSE The purpose of the article is to present 8 new cases of metastatic tumors occurring in the jawbones, their clinical features , diagnostic workup and management. PATIENTS AND METHODS The records of 8 patients with metastatic jaw lesions were reviewed. Demographic data, presenting symptoms, primary tumor site, radiographic findings, bone scintigraphy , histopathology and clinical manage...

Ewing's tumors of the jaws.

Ewing’s tumor is a disease of children and adolescents with rare occurrence after the third decade of life. Involvement of the jaws is uncommon. The clinical and radiographic presentations are highly variable and may mimic an inflammatory lesion. An example of metastatic Ewing’ s tumor to the maxilla in a 13-year-old female is presented. A review of Ewing’s tumor of the jaws is presented with e...