Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Gingiva from the Lung: A Case Report.
10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2012.46.1.101
- Author:
Tack Kune YOU
1
;
So Ri KIM
;
Ho Sung PARK
;
Kyu Yun JANG
;
Woo Sung MOON
;
Myoung Ja CHUNG
;
Dong Geun LEE
;
Myoung Jae KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. mjkang@jbnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gingiva neoplasm;
Metastasis;
Lung;
Adenocarcinoma;
Cytology
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
Biopsy, Fine-Needle;
Gingiva;
Humans;
Intranuclear Inclusion Bodies;
Lung;
Lung Neoplasms;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Nuclear Envelope
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
2012;46(1):101-104
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Metastases of malignant tumors to the oral region from distant sites are uncommon. A 45-year-old man with painless gingival swelling was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lung. On cytology, clusters of tumor cells on mucous background revealed enlarged nuclei, indistinct cell borders, and irregular nuclear membranes. Some cells showed nuclear inclusions, nuclear grooves and small nucleoli. These findings are indicative of metastatic adenocarcinoma. We present a case of gingival metastasis from a lung adenocarcinoma.
