title: Germ cell tumor metastatic to the oral cavity.
abstract: Neoplasms metastatic to the oral cavity are rare, accounting for less than 1% of all malignancies found there. When they do occur, they are usually found in the soft tissue or mandible. Metastatic malignancies involving the gingival, alveolar, or buccal mucosa are very rare. We present a case of what appeared to be a benign epulis in a 25-year-old man. Biopsy revealed that the lesion represented metastatic testicular cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Randy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oppenheimer
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jayaram
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005047:Etoposide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D009919:Orchiectomy; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D001761:Bleomycin; D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin