A case report of metastasis of malignant mesothelioma to the oral gingiva

Head & Neck Oncology

Table 1 Reported cases of soft tissue metastases in mesothelioma (1993 - 2010)

Case	Age at time of occurence	Sex	Previous/existing diagnosis of mesothelioma	Site of primary mesothelioma	time from diagnosis to development of oral metastasis in months	Localisation	Publication
						Tongue
1	73	m	Yes	Pleural	24	right lateral	1993 [13]
2	52	m	Yes	Pleural	24	right lateral	2003 [14]
3	71	m	Yes	Pleural	14	right lateral	2003 [15]
4	70	m	Yes	Pleural	9	left lateral	2005 [4]
5	68	m	Yes	Pleural	5	anterior central	2007 [16]
6	46		Yes	Pleural	8	dorsum	2010 [5]
						attached gingiva
1	45	m	Yes	Pleural	12	lingual 36	1993 [13]
2	48	m	Yes	Pleural	4	regio 35-36	1993 [17]
3	63	m	Yes	Pleural	11	regio 35 buccal	2002 [8]
4	75	m	Yes	Pleural	24	regio 35 buccal	2010^{current report}
						Bone metastasis
1	53	m	Yes	Pleural	2	regio 38	2003 [7]
						Floor of mouth
1	71	m	Yes	Pleural	12	right	2010 [18]