Oral Floor and Gingival Metastasis of Cholangiocarcinoma : A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
LeVea, Charles
Xu, Bo
Nakanishi, Yukihiro
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The oral cavity is very unusual site of metastases even though wide spread metastatic disease may be present.
The most common primary sites that metastasize to the oral cavity are lung, kidney, breast, and hepatocellular carcinoma.
We present a rare case of a 77-year-old Caucasian female with metastasis from a cholangiocarcinoma to the oral floor contiguous with lingual gingival mucosa.
The patient presented with left sided rib pain.
A CT scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis showed multiple pulmonary nodules and a single dominant mass in the right lobe of the liver.
This tumor was 6.5 cm with multiple satellite lesions surrounding it.
The liver biopsy was diagnostic of a moderately to poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, consistent with a primary cholangiocarcinoma.
After undergoing one cycle of gemcitabine chemotherapy, the patient noticed an extremely rapidly growing mass involving her right lower gingiva and the entire right floor of her mouth.
The biopsy of that mass also showed a moderately to poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma.
The gingival tumor had a similar cytomorphology and immunophenotype as her cholangiocarcinoma.
Therefore, an unusual site for metastatic cholangiocarcinoma was confirmed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nakanishi, Yukihiro& Xu, Bo& LeVea, Charles. 2014. Oral Floor and Gingival Metastasis of Cholangiocarcinoma : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Pathology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492586
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nakanishi, Yukihiro…[et al.]. Oral Floor and Gingival Metastasis of Cholangiocarcinoma : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Pathology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492586
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nakanishi, Yukihiro& Xu, Bo& LeVea, Charles. Oral Floor and Gingival Metastasis of Cholangiocarcinoma : A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Pathology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492586
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492586