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Cutaneous metastasis from squamous carcinoma of the base of tongue
Tashnin Rahman1, Manigreeva Krishnatreya2, Anupam Sarma3
1Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Context:
Cutaneous metastasis from head and neck cancer is uncommon and it is seen from laryngeal cancer. Cutaneous metastasis from the base of tongue is relatively rare.
Case Report:
A 55-year-old male, who was a treated case of squamous carcinoma of the base of tongue presented with metastatic nodule on the skin of face and thigh. But, there was complete resolution of the tumor at the primary site. In the present case, clinically obvious cutaneous nodules with metastasis appeared soon after the completion of treatment with concurrent chemo-radiotherapy. The metastasis to the skin of face clinically appeared like an inflammatory lesion. Fine needle aspiration cytology confirmed the diagnosis of metastasis to skin at both the sites.
Conclusion:
Our case has highlighted that there could be associated occult skin metastasis at the time of diagnosis in squamous carcinoma of the base of tongue.
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