title: Metstatic papillary thyroid carcinoma to maxilla: a rare case.
abstract: Metastatic involvement of oral osseous and soft tissues constitutes nearly 1% of all oral malignancies. However, maxillary involvement is uncommon and this phenomenon is even less likely when the primary source is thyroid. A rare case of papillary thyroid carcinoma metastatic to maxillary right posterior alveolar process and sinus in a 43-year-old woman is described and the spectrum of metastatic oral disease is reviewed. The importance of including metastasis in the differential diagnosis of jaw lesions is also emphasized.
authors.forename: Mahnaz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fatahzadeh
authors.forename: Gayathri
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Subramanian
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Singer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000556:secondary*; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*