Imaging Science in Dentistry
- Volume 35 Issue 4
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- Pages.215-219
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- 2005
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- 2233-7822(pISSN)
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- 2233-7830(eISSN)
Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma on the mandible: A case report
- Kim Jin-Soo (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, College of Dentistry, Chosun University) ;
- Kim Jae-Duk (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, College of Dentistry, Chosun University)
- Published : 2005.12.01
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most common cancer worldwide, primarily affecting those in regions with a high prevalence of viral hepatitis. However, the metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma to the oral cavity is a rare phenomenon. This report presents a case of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma in the left mandibular angle and ramus region of a 62-year-old man. Panoramic radiograph revealed an ill-defined radiolucent lesion extending from the retained root of the mandibular left second molar into the ascending ramus. The lesion had irregular and ill-defined margins.