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Case Report
 
Gingival metastasis from rectal cancer
Aymen Lagha1, Nesrine Chraiet1, Sarra Krimi1, Mouna Ayadi1 Hela Rifi1 Henda Raies1 Amel Mezlini1
1Department of Medical Oncology, Salah Azaiez Institute, Tunis, Tunisia.

doi:10.5348/ijcri-2012-01-85-CR-7

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How to cite this article:
Lagha A, Chraiet N, Krimi S, Ayadi M, Rifi H, Raies H, Mezlini A. Gingival metastasis from rectal cancer. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2012;3(1):24-26.


Abstract
Introduction: Oral cavity is a rare target for metastases. Such lesions are often misdiagnosed and the prognosis is usually poor.
Case Report: We report a case of 46-year-old man who had been diagnosed with rectal tumor, and who presented one year later with a gingival lesion. Initially, primary gingival tumor was evoked, but pathologic examination revealed a gingival metastasis from the rectal cancer diagnosed previously.
Conclusion: The importance of this case is to consider the possibility of such metastases and to initiate an appropriate therapy to improve quality of life.

Key Words: Gingival metastasis, Rectal cancer

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Author Contributions:
Aymen Lagha - Substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article and revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Nesrine Chraiet - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Sarra Krimi - Substantial contributions to analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Mouna Ayadi - Substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, Revising the article critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Hela Rifi - Substantial contributions to analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Henda Raies - Substantial contributions to acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Amel Mezlini - Substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, Revising the article critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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