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KMID : 0829220050290060375
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Korean Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
2005 Volume.29 No. 6 p.375 ~ p.380
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Metastatic Tumor to the Jaws and Oral Soft Tissues: A
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Ko Geum-Chool
Ahn Sang-Gun
Yoon Jung-Hoon
Lim Sun-Young
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Abstract
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This article describes a pooled analysis of Korean individuals with 41 cases of metastatic oral tumors. The data on this review are based on the retrieved published case reports from the Korean dental and medical literature between the years 1983 and 2004. The mean age was 55.2 years and the male to female ratio was 1.9:1. There were more jawbone metastasis than in oral soft tissues. Comparing with the western literatures which report the breast as the most common primary site, the most common primary site was the liver followed by the lung, and thyroid. The lung was the most common primary site for the jawbone metastasis, whereas the liver was for the oral soft tissues. This discrepancy may caused by underestimation or exclusion ofthe jawbone in surveying for the breast tumor metastasis. Another reason is that a relatively high incidence rate of hepatocellular carcinoma occurs in Korean, especially in male.
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KEYWORD
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Metastasis, Jawbone, Oral Soft Tissue, Korean
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