A 45-year-old woman was referred from her general dentist to a local oral and maxillofacial
surgeon with a chief symptom of a “painful growth” of the left retromolar pad. She
denied any significant medical history to both her general dentist and the oral and
maxillofacial surgeon. She also denied any history of alcohol or tobacco use.
To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
References
Metastatic tumors in oral mucosa and jawbones: unusual primary origins and unusual oral locations.
Acta Histochem. 2019; 121: 151448
Metastatic tumors to the jaws and mouth.
Head Neck Pathol. 2014; 8: 463-474
Metastatic tumours to the oral cavity: pathogenesis and analysis of 673 cases.
Oral Oncol. 2008; 44: 743-752
Metastatic tumors to the jaws and oral cavity.
J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2013; 17: 71-75
Solid malignant metastases in the jaw bones.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2018; 56: 705-708
Oral metastases: report of 24 cases.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2003; 41: 3-6
Metastatic solid tumors to the jaw and oral soft tissue: a retrospective clinical analysis of 44 patients from a single institution.
J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2016; 44: 1047-1053
Immunohistochemistry for diagnosis of metastatic carcinomas of unknown primary site.
Cancers (Basel). 2018; 10: 108
Oral squamous cell carcinoma overview.
Oral Oncol. 2009; 45: 301-308
Oral squamous cell carcinoma: clinicopathological features from 346 cases from a single oral pathology service during an 8-year period.
J Appl Oral Sci. 2013; 21: 460-467
Gingival and alveolar hyperplastic reactive lesions: clinicopathological study of 90 cases.
Braz J Oral Sci. 2006; 5: 1085-1089
Oral pyogenic granuloma: various concepts of etiopathogenesis.
J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2012; 16: 79-82
Oral pyogenic granuloma: a review.
J Oral Sci. 2006; 48: 167-175
Relative frequency of localized reactive hyperplastic lesions of the gingiva: a retrospective study of 1675 cases from Israel.
J Oral Pathol Med. 2010; 39: 631-638
Dental abscess. StatPearls Publishing.
(Accessed July 19, 2021)
Peripheral giant cell granuloma: a review of 123 cases.
Dent Res J (Isfahan). 2009; 6: 47-50
Biography
Mr. Yaminian is a student, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York, NY.
Biography
Dr. Peters is an assistant professor, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 W 168th St, PH15W-1562, New York, NY 10032.
Article Info
Publication History
Published online: October 13, 2021
Publication stage
In Press Corrected Proof
Footnotes
Disclosure. None of the authors reported any disclosures.
Diagnostic Challenge is published in collaboration with the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and the American Academy of Oral Medicine.
Identification
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2021.07.003
Copyright
© 2021 American Dental Association. All rights reserved.
ScienceDirect
Access this article on ScienceDirect
Related Articles
We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content. To update your cookie settings, please visit the
for this site.
Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. except certain content provided by third parties. The content on this site is intended for healthcare professionals.
