title: An aggressive anaplastic squamous cell carcinoma of the floor of the mouth in a young patient: report of a case.
abstract: Anaplastic squamous cell carcinoma occurring in the young patient is an uncommon disease. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature in the last 30 years. This paper presents the rare case of a young male presenting with an aggressive squamous cell carcinoma of the floor of the mouth. At the time of his admission, the tumor had already spread to the cervical and supraclavicular nodes bilaterally. The patient died before completing the course of radiotherapy. The case is discussed with special emphasis on the differential diagnosis, etiology and prognosis of the lesion.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Awang
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Siar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology