title: Metastasis of thyroid carcinoma to the mandible. Case report.
abstract: Metastatic tumours to the jaw bones are uncommon. The incidence of jaw bone metastasis is difficult to assess accurately since the usual method to determine the distribution of a metastatic tumour has been by a radiographic skeletal survey in which the jaws are rarely included. At times, metastatic lesions of the orofacial region may be the first evidence of dissemination of a known tumour from its primary site. A case of metastatic follicular carcinoma of the thyroid to the mandible is presented. The present case emphasizes the importance of considering metastasis in the differential diagnosis of a radiolucent lesion in the mandible in a patient with a history of any malignant disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, United Medical and Dental Schools of Guys, London, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anil
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Beena
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*