title: Fine needle aspiration cytology of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the gingiva from the lung: a case report.
abstract: Metastases of malignant tumors to the oral region from distant sites are uncommon. A 45-year-old man with painless gingival swelling was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lung. On cytology, clusters of tumor cells on mucous background revealed enlarged nuclei, indistinct cell borders, and irregular nuclear membranes. Some cells showed nuclear inclusions, nuclear grooves and small nucleoli. These findings are indicative of metastatic adenocarcinoma. We present a case of gingival metastasis from a lung adenocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Tack Kune
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: So Ri
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ho Sung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kyu Yun
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Woo Sung
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Myoung Ja
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Dong Geun
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Myoung Jae
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kang
keywords: Adenocarcinoma; Cytology; Gingiva neoplasm; Lung; Metastasis