title: Metastatic mandibular neuroblastoma: a rare cause of tooth mobility.
abstract: Neuroblastoma (NBL), a malignant embryonic tumor derived from neural crest cells, is the most common tumor worldwide among children less than 1 year of age. Metastasis to the mandible is uncommon. This article reports the case of a 15-month-old male diagnosed with NBL with bone metastasis including the mandible which resulted in severe tooth mobility. Dentists or pediatricians should consider the primary or metastatic tumors of the maxillofacial region in the differential diagnosis in children presenting with premature loss of teeth related to tooth mobility.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral Medicine and Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey. ekurklu@istanbul.edu.tr
authors.forename: Esma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kürklü
authors.forename: Halil Haldun
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Emiroğlu
authors.forename: Rejin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kebudi
authors.forename: Didem Oner
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Ozdaş
authors.forename: Inci
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ayan
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Görgün
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zülfikar
authors.forename: Ensar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yekeler
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gülsüm
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000556:secondary*; D014086:Tooth Mobility / Q000209:etiology*