Coughing up – Small cell carcinoma lung with gingival metastasis

Publication date: Available online 18 October 2016
Source:Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute
Author(s): Antony George Francis Thottian, Sushmita Pathy, Ajeet Kumar Gandhi, Prabhat Malik, Aruna Nambirajan
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is known for its metastatic potential. The most common sites are liver, adrenal, bone and brain. We report a case of a 37year old female patient, diagnosed with SCLC, presenting with gingival metastasis, an unusual metastatic site. Radiation therapy to the metastatic lesion to a dose of 20 Gray in 5 fractions over 5days was delivered which achieved haemostasis and good palliation. However, the patient expired in 2months owing to systemic metastasis.



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