Metastatic breast carcinoma discovered in a dentigerous cyst - a case report.
This paper reports a patient with a history of breast cancer, who presented with altered sensation to the right lower lip and chin. An orthopantomogram showed a probable dentigerous cyst associated with an unerupted lower wisdom tooth, which was closely related to the inferior dental canal. The tooth and cyst were enucleated under general anaesthesia. The subsequent histopathology report concluded that the cyst contained metastatic adenocarcinoma from a primary breast tumour.
Chatterjee
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Trust, The Ridgeway, Enfield, Middlesex EN2 8JL, UK. mahua77@tiscali.co.uk
Balaraman
K
K
McDermott
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P
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology*