Mandibular metastasis from carcinoma of the bladder: Report of a case and literature review.

ABSTRACT

Metastases represent about 1% of all malignant tumors of the oral region. Only 12 cases of metastases to the jawbones and 3 to the oral soft tissues from a carcinoma of the bladder are reported in the English literature. Here we report a case of an 86 year-old man with a metastasis to the anterior region of the lower jaw from a transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder treated 5 years before, all-together with a literature review. Key wordsBladder, mandibular metastasis, oral metastasis, transitional cell carcinoma.