Distant Chest Skin Metastasis in Squamous
Cell Carcinoma of Gingivobuccal Sulcus:
A Rare Case Report
Published: February 1, 2020 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2020/42890.13499
Venkatesh Anehosur, Sayali Kiran Desai , Swetha Acharya , Niranjan Kumar
1. Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Shri. Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad,
Karnataka, India.
2. Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Shri. Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad,
Karnataka, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, SDM Dental College and Hospital, Shri. Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
4. Vice-Chancellor, Professor and Head, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Shri. Dharmasthala
Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Venkatesh Anehosur,
Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SDM Craniofacial Research
Centre, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Shri. Dharmasthala
Manjunatheshwara University, Dharwad-580009, Karnataka, India.
E-mail: venkysdm@gmail.com
The sixth most common cancer in the world is head and neck squamous cell carcinoma with an annual estimated incidence of around 275,000 for oral carcinoma. India has been cited frequently as the country with the highest incidence in the world with over 100,000 cases noted every year. Recurrence of oral squamous cell carcinoma are commonly seen as locoregional failure which is at the primary site or in the neck lymph nodes. Distant metastasis incidence is very uncommon and they are reported in lung, liver, and spinal cord. There are few reported cases of squamous cell carcinoma from oral cavity which has shown metastasis over the chest skin. This case report highlights a rare metastasis which, in spite of good locoregional control with surgery and adjunctive radiotherapy, resulted in a poor outcome.
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