China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ›› 2020, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (4): 381-384.doi: 10.19438/j.cjoms.2020.04.019

• Case Reports • Previous Articles    

Gingival metastasis from rectal adenocarcinoma: A case report and literature review

SHE Yang-yang1, LIN Yi-jia2, LIU Zhi-yong1, CHEN Jie-yu1, CHEN Xue-ying1, GE Ya-ping1   

  1. 1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. Guangzhou 510655;
    2. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. Guangzhou 510655, Guangdong Province, China
  • Received:2019-10-14 Online:2020-07-20 Published:2020-09-10

Abstract: Rectal adenocarcinoma rarely metastasizes to the gingiva. An unusual case of an 81-year-old woman with gingival metastasis originating from the rectal adenocarcinoma two years after colon carcinoma resection was presented. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathologic examination and immunohistochemical analysis. Because oral metastases are rare and often mimic much more common benign lesions, they should be considered as a possibility in differential diagnosis. Careful examination with a high degree of clinical suspicion, as well as a multidisciplinary approach is suggested.

Key words: Rectal adenocarcinoma, Metastasis, Gingiva

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