Metastatic renal adenocarcinoma presenting as periapical pathosis in the maxilla.
A case is reported because of the infrequency with which tumors metastasize from the kidney to the maxilla. It is of special interest because it presented as a periapical pathosis associated with a nonvital tooth and emphasizes the value of routine histopathologic examination of tissue.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011859:Radiography