title: Metastatic basal cell carcinoma presenting as a neck mass.
abstract: Neck masses are common in physicians' daily practice; however, there is a small possibility that the origin of the neck mass is a basal cell carcinoma (BCC). We present a BCC of the scalp that metastasizes to the neck without any lymphoid involvement. We also reviewed possible risk factors for metastasis of the BCC, which is a probable cause of neck mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. orhangs75@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Orhan Kemal
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Kahveci
authors.forename: Erdogan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Okur
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Altuntas
authors.forename: Nazan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okur
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aktepe
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012307:Risk Factors; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed