Rapid growing mass of the mandible due to an oral metastasis of thymoma: Case report of an extremely rare localization and review of published cases

Rapid growing mass of the mandible due to an oral metastasis of thymoma: Case report of an extremely rare localization and review of published cases

Background: Cancer metastases in the oral cavity are relatively uncommon, occurring in approximately 1–3% of malignant cases. Thymomas and thymic carcinomas are the two main tumors that can affect the thymus, a lymphatic gland that plays an important role in regulating the immune system. The aims of...

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Main Authors: Francesco Scilla, Cosimo Rupe, Gioele Gioco, Luca Raffaelli, Filippo Lococo, Ciro Mazzarella, Guido Rindi, Romeo Patini, Carlo Lajolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Neoplasm metastasis (D009362)
Oral medicine (D019242)
Case report
Literature review
Thymoma (D013945)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844025003111
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