Pathologic fracture of the mandible caused by intraosseous metastasis of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a case report.
A rare case of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma metastasizing to the mandible and causing a pathologic fracture is described. The relevant literature is reviewed.
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Department of Maxillofacial and Plastic Facial Surgery, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, Germany.
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D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged