title: Metastatic follicular carcinoma of thyroid in maxilla.
abstract: Metastasis to the oral region is very rare and accounts for less than 1% of oral malignant tumors. Breast, lung, kidney, adrenal, gastro intestinal tract and prostates are most common primary tumors from which metastasis to oral region occur frequently. Metastasis from thyroid gland is extremely rare to oral region. We present an unusual case of metastatic follicular carcinoma of thyroid in maxilla. The significance of this report is that the secondary lesion was the only symptom of the primary tumor and helped us in diagnosis and treatment of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Kathirkamam, India.
authors.forename: Caliaperoumal Santhosh
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Kathirkamam, India.
authors.forename: Devakumari
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shanmugam
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Venkatapathy
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Sri Ramakrishna Dental College and Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Meer Ahmed Ibrahim
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Munshi
keywords: Follicular carcinoma; maxilla; metastatic tumor; thyroid gland