Abstract

Head-and-neck squamous cell carcinomas are tumors with propensity mostly for locoregional spread. The most frequent sites of metastasis include lung, bone, liver, adrenal, heart, and kidney. Distant metastasis to axillary lymph nodes from buccal mucosa cancer is extremely rare. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case reported where a gentleman who was treated for carcinoma right buccal mucosa developed left axillary lymph node metastasis at 6thyear of follow-up.

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Title
Carcinoma buccal mucosa with left axillary lymph node metastasis: First reported case and review of the literature
Author
Pandey, Rambha 1 ; Biswas, Rituparna 1 ; Halder, Anirban 2 ; Pandey, Durgatosh 3 

 Department of Radiation Oncology, Dr. BRA IRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 
 Department of Radiation Oncology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 
 Department of Surgical Oncology, Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana 
Pages
693-695
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Apr-Jun 2019
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
09731482
e-ISSN
19984138
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2236098908
Copyright
© 2019. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.