Condylar metastasis from mammary adenocarcinoma.
A case is reported of metastatic growth in the mandibular condyle from a primary adenocarcinoma of the breast, presenting as painless total trismus of sudden onset. The investigations, treatment and its implications are discussed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008335:Mandibular Condyle; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D014313:Trismus / Q000209:etiology