XXXX to the jaws: a report of eight new cases.

@entity1 @entity89 @entity5 @entity3
PURPOSE: The purpose of the article is to present 8 new cases of @entity3 occurring in the jawbones, their clinical features , diagnostic workup and management. @entity1 AND METHODS: The records of 8 @entity1 with metastatic @entity89 were reviewed. Demographic data, presenting symptoms, primary @entity5 site, radiographic findings, bone scintigraphy , histopathology and clinical management were analyzed. RESULTS: The @entity1 , ranged in age from 44 to 80 years, with a mean of 64.5 years. The primary malignant sites were: the lung , the breast , the rectum, the thyroid, the uterus and the parotid gland . The mandible was the site of oral involvement in seven cases and the maxilla in one. There was no gender difference with respect to the oral site affected. The clinical jaw presentations were: exophytic soft tissue mass, paresthesia of the lower lip and a periapical lesion The provided treatment protocols were: chemotherapy , radiotherapy and chemotherapy, surgery and chemotherapy and supportive care only. In one case the @entity89 was the first indication of an unknown @entity5 at a distant primary site. CONCLUSIONS: Metastatic @entity89 are uncommon. Paresthesia of the lower lip and the chin is a sinister sign for @entity1 with a metastatic @entity89 . In view of these cases it can be said that meticulous work-up of of @entity89 suspected of being metastatic, may be life saving or extend the @entity1 s survival period.
