title: Metastatic colon carcinoma to oral soft tissues.
abstract: Metastatic tumors to the oral cavity are uncommon. Most of these cases involve the mandible or the maxilla. Rarely, metastasis occurs to the oral soft tissues from a distant primary tumor. The lung and breast are the most common primary sites. It is extremely rare to have an oral soft-tissue metastasis from a carcinoma of the colon. A case of primary adenocarcinoma of the colon with metastasis to the soft tissues of the mouth is described. Three similar case reports are reviewed. A metastatic lesion to the oral cavity could be the first indication of the presence of a primary tumor.
authors.affiliation: Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bhutani
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pacheco
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*