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Case Reports
. 2022 Apr 1;14(4):e376-e379.
doi: 10.4317/jced.57293. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Mandibular metastasis from carcinoma of the bladder: Report of a case and literature review

Ilaria Giovannacci  1 , Paolo Vescovi  2 , Luigi Corcione  3 , Domenico Corradi  3 , Ronell Bologna-Molina  4 , Marco Meleti  5
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Case Reports

Mandibular metastasis from carcinoma of the bladder: Report of a case and literature review

Ilaria Giovannacci et al. J Clin Exp Dent. .

Abstract

Metastases represent about 1% of all malignant tumors of the oral region. Only 12 cases of metastases to the jawbones and 3 to the oral soft tissues from a carcinoma of the bladder are reported in the English literature. Here we report a case of an 86 year-old man with a metastasis to the anterior region of the lower jaw from a transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder treated 5 years before, all-together with a literature review. Key words:Bladder, mandibular metastasis, oral metastasis, transitional cell carcinoma.

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Conflicts of interest The Authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Intraoral view showing a vestibular swelling of the right edentulous mandible.
Figure 2
Figure 2
a) OPT showing no specific signs of bone alterations; b) CT scan showing mandibular destruction around the mental foramen.
Figure 3
Figure 3
a) Histopathologic view showing a very high cellularity (Hematoxillin-eosina, H&E stain-ing); b) Immunohistochemical staining of the oral lesion (Cytokeratin 20, original magnifi-cation: 20X); c) Immunohistochemical staining of the oral lesion (Protein 63, original magnification: 10X).
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