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Fig. 1
A. The picture shows gingival swelling on right mandible body area. In palpation, there is hardness on swelling region. B. Patient is suffered with mandibular swelling on right body area.
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Fig. 2
A. Panoramic radiograph shows a lobulated or scalloped margin mass involving the right mandible. Absorption of the roots are not apparent. B. Computed tomography (CT) without enhancement shows bony destruction in same area. C. CT with enhancement reveals enhancing mass involving inner and outer cortex of the right mandible body. It is different with any other odontogenic cysts. D, E. Magnetic resonance imaging presents enhancing mass involving the right mandible body same as computed tomography.
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Fig. 3
A. Bone scan shows swelling with hollow mass in right mandible. B, C. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography reveals hypermetabolic lesion in right mandible body and left thyroid nodule.
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Notes
Authors' Contributions Y.T.J. participated in data collection and wrote the manuscript. C.H.K., S.M.P., and M.K.K. participated in the design and performed the draft. C.H.K. participated in the coordination and helped to draft the manuscript.
Consent for Publishing Photographs Written informed consent was obtained from the patients for publication of this article and accompanying images.
How to cite this article Jeon YT, Kim CH, Park SM, Kim MK. Distant metastasis of follicular thyroid carcinoma to the mandible: a rare case report. J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019;45:294–298. https://doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2019.45.5.294
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