Gingival Squamous Cell Carcinoma Mimicking a Dentoalveolar Abscess: Report of a Case

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-180

  Lee, Jang Jaer ^a   Cheng, Shi Jung ^a   Lin, Sze Kwan ^a   Chiang, Chun Pin ^a   Yu, Chuan Hang ^a   Kok, Sang Heng ^a  

^a Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dentoalveolar abscess; gingival squamous cell carcinoma; misdiagnosis; pulp necrosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GINGIVA TUMOR; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK DISSECTION; PATHOLOGY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GINGIVAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK DISSECTION; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS;

EID: 33846398905     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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