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Gingival metastasis as first sign of a rectal cancer

Zahnfleischmetastasen als erstes Zeichen eines Rektumkarzinoms

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Abstract

Metastases of internal tumors to the oral cavity are unusual and involve in most cases maxilla and mandible, while metastases of the gingival soft tissue are extremely rare. We report a case of gingival metastasis from rectai cancer.

Conclusion

Metastasis from internal neoplasms should be considered among other differential diagnoses in the evaluation of gingival tumors.

Zusammenfassung

Metastasen von anderen Organtumoren in die Mundhöhle sind ungewöhnlich und betreffen meist Maxilla und Mandibula, während Metastasen im gingivalen Weichteilgewebe extrem selten sind. Wir berichten über einen Fall einer gingivalen Metastasierung eines Rektumkarzinoms.

Schlußfolgerung

Metastasierungen von Organtumoren sollten in die differentialdiagnostischen Erwägungen bei Gingivatumoren miteinbezogen werden.

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  1. II Department of Surgery, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Martin Lagos s/n St., E-28040, Madrid, Spain

    Ramón Cantero, Luis Diez, Juan Carlos G Pérez, Antonio José Torres & José Luis Balibrea

  2. Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, Surgery

    Fernando Gómez

  3. Department of Pathology, Hospital Clinico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

    Elena Sierra

  4. Service of Oncology, Hospital Clinico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

    J. Sastre

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Cantero, R., Diez, L., Pérez, J.C.G. et al. Gingival metastasis as first sign of a rectal cancer. Coloproctol 20, 229–232 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03043892

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