Journal of Japanese Society of Dentistry for Medically Compromised Patient
Online ISSN : 1884-667X
Print ISSN : 0918-8150
ISSN-L : 0918-8150
A case of metastatic thyroid cancer of the mandible
Yasunori MasuiYozo YamadaYu InoueSatoshi MatsukawaHiroshige ChibaHiroshi Kusama
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2001 Volume 10 Issue 2 Pages 91-95

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We reported that a case had noticed a metastatic thyroid carcinoma of the left mandible, the lung and femur bone. The patient was a 63-year-old female, medium, an elastic hard torus on the left mandible. In the panorama X line photograph, the 40×20mm greater kind circular transmission image was observed in the left mandibular body.
Clinical diagnosis was metastatic thyroid carcinoma of the jaw. Tumor tissue was practiced in an exploratory examination. That findings revealed positive reaction. The pathological features demonstrated that there are cancer cells in the biopsied sections. From the avobe data, we diagnosed metastatic thyroid carcinoma.
Changing hospital was done in another temple afterwards in spite of radiotherapy, the patient dided of respiratory failure in thirteen month after first consulation.
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