Rentschler R E, Thrasher T V
Laryngoscope. 1982 Jul;92(7 Pt 1):795-7. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198207000-00015.
Gingival metastases from non-oral malignancies are very uncommon. The case is presented of a man with rectal adenocarcinoma, whose first clinical evidence of metastatic disease was a gingival metastasis. Although the prognosis of patients with gingival metastases is felt to be poor, prompt initiation of appropriate therapy may afford significant palliation. A 20-year literature review of uncommon metastatic sites for rectal adenocarcinoma and non-oral malignancies which can metastasize to gingiva is briefly presented. Gingival metastasis should be included in the differential diagnosis of a gingival lesion in a patient with prior or current malignancy.
