Case Report

Vol. 41 No. 3 (2015): Urology Research and Practice

Prostatic adenocarcinoma with initial metastatic spread to the mandible

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Özgür Çakmak
Hüseyin Tarhan
Ülkü Küçük
Yusuf Özlem İlbey

Abstract

Abstract


Prostate cancer is one of the commonest types of malignancy in males. Although prostate cancer has a propensity to metastasize to the bone, metastasis to the mandible is rare. Because of their uncommon incidence, the diagnosis of mandibular metastasis, especially those originating from the prostate, may represent a challenge both for urologists and dentists. Here we present a case of prostatic adenocarcinoma with initial metastatic spread to the mandible.


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