title: Adenocarcinoma of the floor of the mouth--possible recurrence after 25 years: report of case.
abstract: A case of adenocarcinoma of the floor of the mouth with widespread metastasis and fatal outcome is reported. The patient was a 50-year-old white woman who had had an adenocarcinoma removed from the same site 25 years before and remained symptom-free during the interval. Histopathologic features of the two oral tumors and a bronchial metastasis are demonstrated.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local