Metastatic mucous-producing adenocarcinoma of the gingiva.
An unusual metastasis of adenocarcinoma of the lung to the gingival mucosa in a 75-year-old man is reported. The case presents an interesting differential clinical assessment as the gingival lesions seem to be of local nature and involve a combined endodontic-periodontic causation.
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male