Metastatic paraganglioma presenting in the oral cavity as the initial manifestation

Paragangliomas are tumours arising from pheochromocytes. Malignant variants are rare. We report of a rare metastasis to mandible of a paraganglioma. This patient also had evidence of metastases to the skull, clavicle, scapula and neck. The diagnosis was based on the histopathology of the oral lesion...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Oral surgery 2017-08, Vol.10 (3), p.147-151
Hauptverfasser:	Ekanayake, K., Ekanayake, M., Tilakaratne, W.M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Clavicle Mandible Metastases Metastasis Neck Neuroendocrine tumors Oral cavity Paraganglioma Scapula Tumors
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