This article desc 1'ibes a pooled analysis 01' Korean indiγ idu a l s with 41 cases 01' metastatic o1'al tumors. The data on this review are based on t he 1'etr ieved published case reports from t he Korean dental and medical li te1'ature between t he years 1983 and 2004, The mean age was 55,2 years and the male to female ratio was 1,9 :1, There were more jaw bone me t astas is than in oral soft tIssues Comparing with the western literatures which report the breast as the most common p rimary s ite, the most common primary s ite was the liver fo llowed by the lung‘ and thyroid, The lung was the most common primary s ite [or t he jawbone metastasis ‘ whereas the liver was for the oral soft tlssues This discrepancy may caused by underestimation or exc lus ion ofthe jawbone in su rveying fo1' the breast tumor metastaslS Anothcr reason is t hat a relat ive ly hi gh incidence rate 이’ hepatocellul ar carcinoma occurs in Ko1'ean, especially in male