Mandible Bone Metastases Secondary to Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma

Abstract

Objective:Metastatic tumors of the mandible are rare and usually present clinically as growths. The prognosis of lung cancer patients with bone metastases is poor.Case Report:This article shows a metastasis from adenocarcinoma of the lung affecting the mandible of a 75-year-old female patient where the metastatic lesion was detected before primary tumor. The patient were treated with radiation therapy with palliative and antalgic intent. But the patient died 8 weeks after the diagnosis.Conclusion:Radiation therapy was effective and well tolerated in the case. Bone metastases particularly mandible metastasis of lung cancer has poor prognosis. Palliative and supportive therapy may be firstly chose because of poor prognosis.

Metastatic adenocarcinoma of mandible: in search of the primary

“…Similar cases of unknown primary with a metastatic lesion in the mandible have been reported previously 4–10. Most common symptoms reported were swelling and altered sensation 3.…”

Unusual Presentation of an Adenocarcinoma of the Lung Metastasizing to the Mandible, Including Molecular Analysis and a Review of the Literature

“…Twenty-four articles were identified from 1,482 publications [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]. The distribution of the 24 publications that entered the final review is as follows: case reports (n: 11), review data from a single institution (n: 11), review data from three institutions (n: 1), systematic reviews or data from multiple institutions (n: 1).…”