Malignant pleural mesothelioma metastasis to the mandible.
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].
Terakado
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ehime University School of Medicine, Ehime 791-0295, Japan. terakado@m.ehime-u.ac.jp
Shintani
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Nakashiro
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Hamakawa
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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
D014746:Vimentin; D007633:Keratins