Simple imagenology as an adjuvant in thediagnosis of lung metastases in the oral cavity. Case presentation

Authors

  • Alfredo Vargas Residente de Cirugía y Traumatología Bucal y Maxilofacial del Hospital General del Oeste “Dr. José Gregorio Hernández”. Caracas, Venezuela.  https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4704-757X
  • Mariana Villaroel-Dorrego Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Central de Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0596-1527
  • Gabriela Sanchez Servicio de Cirugía Maxilofacial Hospital General del Oeste “Dr. José Gregorio Hernández”. Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Carlos Manresa Servicio de Cirugía Maxilofacial Hospital General del Oeste “Dr. José Gregorio Hernández”. Caracas, Venezuela. https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0190-9347

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60094/RID.20230202-26

Keywords:

Metastatic, lung cancer, primary, chest, oral

Abstract

Metastatic lesions represent 1% of tumors in the oral cavity, which makes their diagnosis more difficult. This is why clinical and imaging training is vital for the surgeon as it allows the available resources to be used more accurately. Since most oral manifestations caused by metastasis come from the lung, breast, and kidney, simple imaging is a basic and indispensable tool to rule out primary tumors of pulmonary origin. A case of 72-year-old male patient, with a history of smoking for 25 years, attended the Maxillofacial Surgery service of the Hospital General del Oeste “Dr. José Gregorio Hernández” presented an increase in volume in the mandibular region, for which a biopsy and simple imaging of the face and chest were performed, and led to the diagnosis of oral manifestation of pulmonary adenocarcinoma. This case demonstrates the importance of simple imaging in the orientation of the diagnostic pathway in metastatic lesions of the oral cavity.

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2023-10-07

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Vargas, A., Villaroel-Dorrego, M., Sanchez, G., & Manresa, C. (2023). Simple imagenology as an adjuvant in thediagnosis of lung metastases in the oral cavity. Case presentation. Reporte Imagenológico Dentomaxilofacial, 2(2), e2023020202. https://doi.org/10.60094/RID.20230202-26

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2023): Reporte Imagenológico Dentomaxilofacial

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