Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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- E-ISSN2234-5930
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Distant metastasis of follicular thyroid carcinoma to the mandible: a rare case report
Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons / Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, (P)2234-7550; (E)2234-5930
2019, v.45 no.5, pp.294-298
https://doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2019.45.5.294
Young-Tae Jeon (Dankook University)
Sung-Min Park (Dankook University)
Min-Kyoo Kim (Dankook University)
Sung-Min Park (Dankook University)
Min-Kyoo Kim (Dankook University)
Young-Tae,
J.
, Sung-Min,
P.
, &
Min-Kyoo,
K.
(2019). Distant metastasis of follicular thyroid carcinoma to the mandible: a rare case report. Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 45(5), 294-298, https://doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2019.45.5.294
Abstract
Treatment of metastatic carcinoma of the oral cavity can be a challenge due to its rarity. The current case report details metastatic carcinoma of the mandible originating from follicular thyroid carcinoma, which is the second most prevalent tumor of the thyroid. As the mandibular lesion developed, the primary thyroid lesion of thyroid. Here, we report a case of metastatic carcinoma of the mandible in a 67-year-old female that was treated with partial mandibulectomy and fibular free flap.
- keywords
- Neoplasm metastasis, Mandible, Thyroid neoplasms, Adenocarcinoma, Follicular
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