TY - JOUR
T1 - Lobular adenocarcinoma of breast metastatic to the mandibular condyle. Report of a case and review of the literature
AU - Stavropoulos, Mary Frances
AU - Ord, Robert A.
PY - 1993/5
Y1 - 1993/5
N2 - A case of metastatic breast adenocarcinoma to the condyle in a 55-year-old white woman is reported. Highlights of this case presentation include the rarity of reported metastatic lesions to the condyle, a negative bone scan 2 months before the bone biopsy, the existence of a pathologic fracture as the only persistent symptom of the lesion, initial symptoms suggestive of temporomandibular joint disorder, and the uncommon type of breast carcinoma.
AB - A case of metastatic breast adenocarcinoma to the condyle in a 55-year-old white woman is reported. Highlights of this case presentation include the rarity of reported metastatic lesions to the condyle, a negative bone scan 2 months before the bone biopsy, the existence of a pathologic fracture as the only persistent symptom of the lesion, initial symptoms suggestive of temporomandibular joint disorder, and the uncommon type of breast carcinoma.
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U2 - 10.1016/0030-4220(93)90227-U
DO - 10.1016/0030-4220(93)90227-U
M3 - Article
C2 - 8488024
AN - SCOPUS:0027300603
SN - 0030-4220
VL - 75
SP - 575
EP - 578
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology
IS - 5
ER -