title: Metastatic Lung Carcinoma Involving the Maxillary Gingiva.
abstract: Metastatic spread of malignant tumors to the oral soft tissue is rare and account for 0.1% of all oral malignancies. Metastatic spread to the oral soft tissue can present as dental infections, which in turn can create a diagnostic challenge. Metastasis to the oral soft tissue from lung cancer is a rare situation. Here we describe a 52 year-old male patient treated initially with antibiotics for presumed oral abscess, who later was found to have metastatic lung cancer involving the maxillary gingiva.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sawheny
authors.forename: Muhammad Umair
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Khawar
authors.forename: Shoaib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Kellie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010784:Photomicrography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed