title: Malignant pleural mesothelioma metastasis to the mandible.
abstract: Malignant mesothelioma is a rare tumor arising from the pleura or peritoneum. Distant hematogenous metastasis is seen in more than half of cases, preferentially to the brain, lung, bone and soft tissues [Br. J. Dis. Chest 70 (1976) 246]. There has been only one previous report of this tumor metastasizing to the jaw bone [Pathologica 92 (2000) 273].
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ehime University School of Medicine, Ehime 791-0295, Japan. terakado@m.ehime-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Terakado
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shintani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakashiro
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamakawa
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014746:Vimentin; D007633:Keratins