Metastatic neuroblastoma in the mandible. Report of a case.
The case reported here is that of a metastatic neuroblastoma of the mandible in a 5-year-old boy. This kind of metastasis in the mandible is very rare. Osteolytic jaw defects and unexplainable looseness of the deciduous molars in children should induce a thorough examination with the possibility of a metastatic malignoma in mind. A summary of the literature and prognosis of these tumors has been given.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000473:pathology*