Colon cancer metastasis to the mandibular gingiva with partial occult squamous differentiation: A case report and literature review

Ren,Quan‑Guang; Huang,Tao; Yang,Sheng‑Li; Hu,Jian‑Li

doi:10.3892/mco.2016.1102

Colon cancer metastasis to the mandibular gingiva with partial occult squamous differentiation: A case report and literature review

Authors:
- Quan‑Guang Ren
- Tao Huang
- Sheng‑Li Yang
- Jian‑Li Hu
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Affiliations: Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, P.R. China, Department of Pediatrics, Tianyou Hospital, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430064, P.R. China
Published online on: December 6, 2016 https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2016.1102
Pages: 189-192

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Abstract

Metastasis is the primary cause of death among patients with colon cancer. However, the number of available studies regarding oral cavity metastases from colon cancer is currently limited. We herein report an unusual case of a 60‑year‑old male patient who developed an oral cavity metastasis from colon cancer. A total of 12 clinical case studies reporting colon cancer metastases to the mandibular gingival region were also reviewed, with the aim to elucidate the clinical and pathological characteristics of this disease entity in order to improve clinical diagnosis and treatment. It was demonstrated that patients with oral cavity metastases from colon cancer were predominantly in the sixth or seventh decades of life. The mandible was the main site of metastatic tumors to the oral cavity, while the occurrence of gingival metastases was comparatively rare. Moreover, the diagnoses of an oral metastatic tumor and primary colon cancer were often synchronous and were frequently accompanied with metastases to other organs. Several key aspects were suggested that should be accounted for when diagnosing colon cancer patients, including focusing attention to oral symptoms when examining cancer patients, utilizing a multidisciplinary approach for differential diagnosis and utilizing postoperative pathological examination to accurately diagnose the type of tumor and optimize the efficacy of treatment.

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