Tongue Metastasis of Mucinous Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: Report of a Rare Case.
Colorectal metastasis
Immunohistochemistry
Metastasis
Oral Pathology
Oral cancer
Journal
Head and neck pathology
ISSN: 1936-0568
Titre abrégé: Head Neck Pathol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101304010
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Oct 2024
15 Oct 2024
Historique:
received:
14
08
2024
accepted:
10
09
2024
medline:
15
10
2024
pubmed:
15
10
2024
entrez:
15
10
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Metastases in the oral and maxillofacial region, particularly in soft tissues, are exceedingly rare. Such metastases can present as swelling in older individuals, especially in the tongue and gingiva. Furthermore, colorectal metastases at this site are commonly found in the mandible and gingiva and usually share the same morphology as the primary tumor. Herein, we report the case of a 61-year-old woman with a metastatic nodule in the tongue covered by normal mucosa. The clinical, histopathological, and immunohistochemical findings were essential for the final diagnosis of colorectal metastasis, consistent with adenocarcinoma with mucinous differentiation and intestinal phenotype. Metastases of colorectal adenocarcinoma to the tongue are rare but should be included in the differential diagnosis of nodular lesions at this site. The diagnosis can therefore be made based on meticulous clinical and histopathological examination complemented by immunohistochemistry.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39404993
doi: 10.1007/s12105-024-01703-9
pii: 10.1007/s12105-024-01703-9
doi:
Substances chimiques
Biomarkers, Tumor
0
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
98Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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