Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma of gingiva mimicking pyogenic granuloma.
We report a case of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma of gingiva mimicking pyogenic granuloma. To our knowledge, no such reports have been published in the literature of dermatology. Gingival metastatic lesions are of interest both because they are easily mistaken for several benign lesions and because they may be the first sign of an undiscovered malignancy.
Rim
Jong Hyun
JH
Department of Dermatology, Seoul City Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Moon
Sang Eun
SE
Chang
Mee Soo
MS
Kim
Jeong Aee
JA
D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011379:Prognosis