Metastatic squamous carcinoma manifesting as a periapical lesion.
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1992
Authors
Thompson I.O.
Phillips V.M.
Kalan M.
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Abstract
Periapical pathoses which often appear as vague radiolucent areas on routine roentgenographs, are treated by endodontic therapy alone or followed by apicoectomy. Clinicians as well as histopathologists should be aware that a metastatic carcinoma to the jaws can mimic apical lesions. A case of metastatic carcinoma from the larynx, which manifested as a periapical lesion with the clinical signs and symptoms of pulpal pathology, is described.
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adult, biopsy, case report, diagnostic error, fatality, human, larynx tumor, male, mandible tumor, metastasis, panoramic radiography, pathology, periodontium, review, squamous cell carcinoma, tooth periapical disease, Adult, Biopsy, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Diagnostic Errors, Fatal Outcome, Humans, Laryngeal Neoplasms, Male, Mandibular Neoplasms, Periapical Diseases, Periapical Tissue, Radiography, Panoramic
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The Journal of the Dental Association of South Africa = Die Tydskrif van die Tandheelkundige Vereniging van Suid-Afrika
47
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47
11