Metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma to the mandible: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Metastatic lesions to the oro-facial region may be the first evidence of dissemination of an unknown tumour from its primary site.


METHODS
We described a case of metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma to the mandible presenting with pain and loosening of teeth in a 70 years old female patient leading to extraction of the loose teeth.


CONCLUSIONS
The present case emphasizes the importance of considering metastasis in the differential diagnosis of swelling related to loosening of teeth, even though the patient had no history of any malignant disease.
Ismail
Sumairi Bin
SB
Department of Oral Pathology & Oral Medicine, Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim, Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia. i_sumairi@yahoo.com
Abraham
Mannil Thomas
MT
Zaini
Zuraiza Binti
ZB
Yaacob
Hashim Bin
HB
Zain
Rosnah Binti
RB