Breast cancer metastatic to the mandible

Report of six cases of metastatic jaw tumours in Nigerians

“…The literature indicates that metastases are more frequent in the mandible than the maxilla due to paucity of active red marrow in the latter. 1,4,6,13 Apart from the jawbones, other oral sites of metastatic tumour are the gingiva, buccal mucosa, soft palate and the tongue. 7 Tumour metastases to the jaws occur via the blood stream by embolization as the jawbones lack lymphatics.…”

Report of six cases of metastatic jaw tumours in Nigerians

“…The literature indicates that metastases are more frequent in the mandible than the maxilla due to paucity of active red marrow in the latter. 1,4,6,13 Apart from the jawbones, other oral sites of metastatic tumour are the gingiva, buccal mucosa, soft palate and the tongue. 7 Tumour metastases to the jaws occur via the blood stream by embolization as the jawbones lack lymphatics.…”

Cystosarcoma phyllodes metastatic to the mandible

“…Primary adenocarcinomas of the breast metastasize to the mandible three times as often as any other malignant lesion [19]. The most common sites for these deposits are the angle, premolar, and condyle, perhaps reflecting local slowing of blood or the branching blood vessels in these regions [20]. The most common symptoms of jaw metastases are pain, swelling, paresthesia, or anesthesia.…”

“…The most common symptoms of jaw metastases are pain, swelling, paresthesia, or anesthesia. Radiographically, the lesions are often osteolytic, but in 10% of cases they can be osteoblastic or mixed [20]. In the present case, the lesion appeared to be calcified on CT and involved the medullary cavity of the mandible (Fig.…”

Report of six cases of metastatic jaw tumours in Nigerians

“…The literature indicates that metastases are more frequent in the mandible than the maxilla due to paucity of active red marrow in the latter. 1,4,6,13 Apart from the jawbones, other oral sites of metastatic tumour are the gingiva, buccal mucosa, soft palate and the tongue. 7 Tumour metastases to the jaws occur via the blood stream by embolization as the jawbones lack lymphatics.…”

Cystosarcoma phyllodes metastatic to the mandible

“…Primary adenocarcinomas of the breast metastasize to the mandible three times as often as any other malignant lesion [19]. The most common sites for these deposits are the angle, premolar, and condyle, perhaps reflecting local slowing of blood or the branching blood vessels in these regions [20]. The most common symptoms of jaw metastases are pain, swelling, paresthesia, or anesthesia.…”

“…The most common symptoms of jaw metastases are pain, swelling, paresthesia, or anesthesia. Radiographically, the lesions are often osteolytic, but in 10% of cases they can be osteoblastic or mixed [20]. In the present case, the lesion appeared to be calcified on CT and involved the medullary cavity of the mandible (Fig.…”

Report of six cases of metastatic jaw tumours in Nigerians

“…The literature indicates that metastases are more frequent in the mandible than the maxilla due to paucity of active red marrow in the latter. 1,4,6,13 Apart from the jawbones, other oral sites of metastatic tumour are the gingiva, buccal mucosa, soft palate and the tongue. 7 Tumour metastases to the jaws occur via the blood stream by embolization as the jawbones lack lymphatics.…”

Cystosarcoma phyllodes metastatic to the mandible

“…Primary adenocarcinomas of the breast metastasize to the mandible three times as often as any other malignant lesion [19]. The most common sites for these deposits are the angle, premolar, and condyle, perhaps reflecting local slowing of blood or the branching blood vessels in these regions [20]. The most common symptoms of jaw metastases are pain, swelling, paresthesia, or anesthesia.…”

“…The most common symptoms of jaw metastases are pain, swelling, paresthesia, or anesthesia. Radiographically, the lesions are often osteolytic, but in 10% of cases they can be osteoblastic or mixed [20]. In the present case, the lesion appeared to be calcified on CT and involved the medullary cavity of the mandible (Fig.…”