Breast metastasis around dental implants: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Metastases to the oral cavity and to the jaws are rare; hence, the clinical manifestations of the oral metastasis lesion could frequently be simulating general pathologic entities, making the diagnosis a challenging process to the dental team. Local factors, such as trauma, have been observed to facilitate the growth of blood-borne tumors. To this end, surgical procedures such as fixture placement might cause cancer cells to spread.


OBJECTIVE
Careful clinical examination is a valuable help in diagnosing oral lesions, which can improve the quality of life of patients and reduce the risks of oral complications.


METHODS
A female patient was referred to the clinic with symptoms of irritation, swelling, and pain associated with implants in the mandible and the maxilla.


RESULTS
Clinical examination, x-ray, and histopathology revealed that the patients suffered from a metastatic lesion, primary tumor being an adenocarcinoma of the breast diagnosed at the same time.


CONCLUSIONS
Optimal clinical examination in conjunction with radiography and histopathology is a necessity in order to discover malignant lesions in time. Routine dental check-ups must comprise more thorough soft-tissue examination.
Dib
Luciano Lauria
LL
Universidade Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. lldib@uol.com.br
Soares
Ana Laura
AL
Sandoval
Renata Lazzari
RL
Nannmark
Ulf
U
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D015921:Dental Implants; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible; D008437:Maxilla; D010166:Palliative Care
D015921:Dental Implants