1. Metastatic mandibular neuroblastoma: a rare cause of tooth mobility.
- Author
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Kürklü E, Emiroğlu HH, Kebudi R, Ozdaş DO, Ayan I, Görgün O, Zülfikar B, Yekeler E, and Gülsüm AK
- Subjects
- Humans, Infant, Male, Adrenal Gland Neoplasms pathology, Mandibular Neoplasms complications, Mandibular Neoplasms secondary, Neuroblastoma secondary, Tooth Mobility etiology
- Abstract
Neuroblastoma (NBL), a malignant embryonic tumor derived from neural crest cells, is the most common tumor worldwide among children less than 1 year of age. Metastasis to the mandible is uncommon. This article reports the case of a 15-month-old male diagnosed with NBL with bone metastasis including the mandible which resulted in severe tooth mobility. Dentists or pediatricians should consider the primary or metastatic tumors of the maxillofacial region in the differential diagnosis in children presenting with premature loss of teeth related to tooth mobility.
- Published
- 2011
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