title: Metastases in the oral cavity. Case reports.
abstract: 4 cases of metastases in the oral cavity are described. They were seen in patients with carcinoma of the renal pelvis, renal carcinoma, breast carcinoma and malignant melanoma. In 3 of the cases, the metastases were situated distally to the canines in the mandible, where Roentgen examination had revealed a radiolucent area, and in the 4th case, in the soft tissue in the upper jaw. The initial symptoms in all 4 cases were swelling, pain or decreased sensitivity. The metastases were diagnosed, on average, 7 years after diagnosis of the primary tumour.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged