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Distant metastasis of follicular thyroid carcinoma to the mandible: a rare case report

  • Jeon, Young-Tae (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Dankook University) ;
  • Kim, Chul-Hwan (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Dankook University) ;
  • Park, Sung-Min (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Dankook University) ;
  • Kim, Min-Kyoo (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Dankook University)
  • Received : 2019.02.11
  • Accepted : 2019.03.27
  • Published : 2019.10.31
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Abstract

Treatment of metastatic carcinoma of the oral cavity can be a challenge due to its rarity. The current case report details metastatic carcinoma of the mandible originating from follicular thyroid carcinoma, which is the second most prevalent tumor of the thyroid. As the mandibular lesion developed, the primary thyroid lesion of thyroid. Here, we report a case of metastatic carcinoma of the mandible in a 67-year-old female that was treated with partial mandibulectomy and fibular free flap.

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