摘要
Neuroendocrine tumors of the oral cavity and jaws are exceedingly rare.They include paragangliomas,a melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infants,small cell carcinomas,and Merckel cell carcinomas.Most have been non-functional in nature.Breast,lung,liver,colon,and prostate are the most common reported primary malignancies which can metastasize to the oral cavity.In most cases,oral metastases involve maxilla and mandible rather than soft tissues.The premolar-molar region is the most common localization.The purpose of this article is to describe a rare case of a high grade neuroendocrine tumor of the mandible which metastasized from the cervix.
