Anil S, Lal P M, Gill D S, Beena V T
Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, United Medical and Dental Schools of Guys, London, UK.
Aust Dent J. 1999 Mar;44(1):56-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1999.tb00537.x.
Metastatic tumours to the jaw bones are uncommon. The incidence of jaw bone metastasis is difficult to assess accurately since the usual method to determine the distribution of a metastatic tumour has been by a radiographic skeletal survey in which the jaws are rarely included. At times, metastatic lesions of the orofacial region may be the first evidence of dissemination of a known tumour from its primary site. A case of metastatic follicular carcinoma of the thyroid to the mandible is presented. The present case emphasizes the importance of considering metastasis in the differential diagnosis of a radiolucent lesion in the mandible in a patient with a history of any malignant disease.
转移至颌骨的肿瘤并不常见。由于确定转移性肿瘤分布的常用方法是进行骨骼X线检查，而颌骨很少被纳入其中，因此颌骨转移的发生率难以准确评估。有时，口面部区域的转移性病变可能是已知肿瘤从其原发部位扩散的首个证据。本文报告了1例甲状腺滤泡癌转移至下颌骨的病例。该病例强调了对于有任何恶性疾病病史的患者，在鉴别诊断下颌骨透光性病变时考虑转移的重要性。
