In a shocking incident, a 78-year-old man went into shock when he went for a tooth checkup with his dentist, hoping for a quick relief from his toothache, but discovered that he had prostate cancer.?
In the tragic turn of events, the dentists decided to remove the man's tooth; he was sent back home because his jaw began to swell. After experiencing immense pain and swelling, the man returned to the doctor and requested another checkup.
This is when the doctor conducted a CT scan that revealed a lesion in his jaw. Following this, multiple tests were conducted, and the doctor discovered that it was prostate cancer.?
Prostate cancer in the jaw¡ªsounds unreal, right? Well, the doctor explained that it was metastatic prostate cancer, which is a condition where prostate cancer spreads to other parts of the body, reported The Sun.?
According to Dr. Andrej Bozic, an oral surgeon, who told The Sun, prostate cancer, like other cancers, can metastasise to the jaw. Dr. Bozic continued to explain that since the jawbone has a rich blood supply and active bone marrow, it sometimes becomes common for metastatic cancer cells to settle and grow there.
However, metastatic prostate cancer is comparatively rare in the jaw, but it can occur. It is a common sign that cancer has spread widely.?
According to Cancer Research UK, metastatic prostate cancer means the cancer has spread from the prostate to the other parts of the body. It is also called advanced prostate cancer.?
Metastatic prostate cancer most commonly spreads from the lymph nodes in other parts of the body or to the bones. It can also spread to other parts of the body, such as the lungs. Moreover, the survival rate depends on person to person.?
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