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Metastasis to the oral soft tissues: A review of 412 cases.
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- Incidence rate of metastases in the oral cavity: a review of all metastatic lesions in the oral cavity.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2021Pooled it
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- Tumor Metastasis to the Oral Soft Tissues and Jaw Bones: A Retrospective Study and Review of the Literature.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2024Review
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- Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasizing to Oral Soft Tissues: Systematic Review.Avicenna journal of medicine · 2024Review
- Parotid metastasis of rare lung adenocarcinoma: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Oral Soft Tissue Metastasis from Breast Cancer as the Only Primary Source: Systematic Review.Avicenna journal of medicine · 2024Review
- Clinicopathological Features of Metastasis to the Oral and Maxillofacial Region-Multicenter Study.Head and neck pathology · 2023Article
- Hidden colon adenocarcinoma diagnosed from mouth metastasis: case report and literature review.World journal of surgical oncology · 2023Review
- Metastatic Lung Cancer to the Head and Neck: A Clinico-Pathological Study on 21 Cases with Narrative Review of the Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Lung cancer metastasis to oral soft tissues; Systematic review of 122 cases.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2022Review
- Renal cell carcinoma uvula metastasis leading to airway compromise: an unusual site.BMJ case reports · 2022Article
- Metastatic Carcinoma of the Breast Presenting as Gingival Swelling in the Maxilla: A Case Report.Case reports in dentistry · 2022Article
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- Diagnosis of an adenocarcinoma of Müllerian origin made as a result of its metastasis in the mouth floor.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- An unusual case of melanoma metastasis in the buccal space: learning by mistakes to distinguish it from salivary neoplasms.Oral radiology · 2021Article
- Metastasis of Colon Adenocarcinoma to Maxillary Gingiva and Palate.Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology · 2020Article
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Abstract
The present review article analyzes the characteristics of metastases to the oral soft tissues from 1937 to 2015. An extensive literature search was performed. All variables such as age, gender, and primary and secondary tumor sites were analyzed. Metastases to the major salivary glands were not included in this review. In general, there were 412 metastatic lesions developed in the oral soft tissues. The male-to-female ratio was approximately 1.8:1. The mean age of the patients at diagnosis was 58. The lung was the most common primary site and the gingiva was the most common metastatic site. The greater part of the histological examination yielded adenocarcinoma. The diagnosis of a metastatic lesion in the oral cavity is a challenge to the clinicians due to the lack of pathognomonic signs and symptoms. Oral metastases usually occur in the advanced stages of cancers, and the interval between appearance and death is usually short. The oral soft tissue metastasis can be easily recognized compared to the metastasis of jawbones. Early detection of oral lesions is important in the case of being the first sign of a malignancy in other parts of body.
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