Case Report

Metastatic Prostate Cancer Mimicking Primary Osteosarcoma of the Jaw: An Infrequent Clinical Case

Authors: Michel C. Tchan, BMedSc, MBBS, PhD, Mathew George, MBBS, MD, DNB, DM, Mahiban Thomas, MBBS, MS, DNB, FRCS

Abstract

Prostate cancer metastasizing to the mandible is a rare occurrence. This case describes a patient whose presenting symptom was a painless swelling of the left mandible. Radiological investigation demonstrated a lesion within the left mandibular ramus, and subsequent biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer.


Key Points


* Metastatic prostate cancer presenting in the mandible is a rare occurrence.


* An aggressive periosteal reaction of bone carries a wide differential, one of which is metastatic disease.

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