Oral and maxillofacial metastasis of male breast cancer: report of a rare case and literature review

Oral and maxillofacial metastatic tumors are uncommon, with the breast, prostate, lung and kidney representing the most common primary sites. Less than 1% of all breast cancers occur in male patients, and to date, only eight cases of metastatic breast adenocarcinoma to the oral and maxillofacial region in a male patient have been reported in the literature. An 88-year-old male with previous history of a successfully treated primary breast adenocarcinoma 12 years earlier was referred for evaluation of an oral swelling lasting 6 months.

Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - May 30, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Nathalia de Almeida Freire, Bruno Augusto Benevenuto de Andrade, Nathalie Henriques da Silva Canedo, Michelle Agostini, M ário José Romañach Tags: Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Source Type: research