title: Intraoral tumor with rapid growing. Report of a case.
abstract: The appearance of an intraoral mass is common in our specialty. Most are benign lesions, but some are primary malignancies. Metastases account for less than 1% of all oral malignancies. An 86 year old woman was referred to our department with a large, asymptomatic, intraoral, fast-growing mass. She had no previous cancer history or other relevant physical findings. The radiology studies showed underlying bone erosion. The histological study showed a metastatic adenocarcinoma with a suspected origin in the abdomen. We were unable to identify it by non invasive diagnostic procedures. Given the patient's general status and despite the ominous prognosis of such lesions, we decided not to perform any aggressive therapy beyond removing the oral mass, in order to maintain her quality of life. There have been no local recurrences until this time.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain. javigmoro@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: González-Martín-Moro
authors.forename: Jose Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cebrián-Carretero
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gómez-García
authors.forename: Jose Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: del Castillo-Pardo de Vera
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: del Val
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D011788:Quality of Life