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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2022

Oral and maxillofacial pain as the first sign of metastasis of an occult primary tumour: A fifteen-year retrospective study.

Shan Shan, Shu Liu, Zhen-Yu Yang, Tie-Mei Wang, Zi-Tong Lin, Ying-Lian Feng, Seyiti Pakezhati, Xiao-Feng Huang, Lei Zhang, Guo-Wen Sun

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Shan ShanDepartment of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.
Shu LiuDepartment of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.
Zhen-Yu YangDepartment of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.
Tie-Mei WangDepartment of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China. tiemei106@126.com.
Zi-Tong LinDepartment of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.
Ying-Lian FengDepartment of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.
Seyiti PakezhatiDepartment of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.
Xiao-Feng HuangDepartment of Oral Pathology,The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Oral Pathology,The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.
Guo-Wen SunDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.

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backgroundMetastatic adenocarcinoma of the jaw (MAJ) is a rare disease that accounts for 1%-3% of all oral and maxillofacial malignant tumours. Oral and maxillofacial pain may be the first symptom of metastatic spread of an occult primary tumour. Therefore, early identification of oral and maxillofacial pain by dental professionals is critical.

aimTo explore the clinical and computerized tomography (CT) features of MAJ with oral and maxillofacial pain as the first symptom.

methodsThe medical records of all patients who were treated in our hospital between January 2006 and February 2020, and diagnosed with MAJ with oral and maxillofacial pain as the first symptom, were reviewed retrospectively. Clinical data were collected on age, sex, medical history, clinical manifestations, site of metastasis, and site of the primary lesion. CT features were analysed in detail, and a radiological classification scheme comprising five types: Osteolytic, osteoblastic, mixed, cystic, and alveolar bone resorption was proposed.

resultsThe primary sites of MAJ were the lungs (

conclusionMAJ has complex clinical and CT features. Oral and maxillofacial pain may be the first sign of a primary tumour affecting other sites.

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AdenocarcinomaClinical featuresComputed tomographyDiagnosisMetastasisOral and maxillofacial

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