Cutaneous metastases from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
The presence of cutaneous metastases in squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (SCCHN) is rare and associated with a dismal prognosis. It is vital to distinguish these lesions from direct invasion of the skin by SCCHN or primary cutaneous malignancies as the prognosis is vastly different and so is the management. In this case report, we present four cases of cutaneous metastases and also briefly review the literature pertaining to this phenomenon.
International Medical University, Medicine, Jalan Rasah, Seremban, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan 70300, Malaysia. spoovan@hotmail.com
Sangeetha
S
Poovaneswaran
Vinidh
V
Paleri
Fraser
F
Charlton
Werner
W
Dobrowsky
Charles
C
Kelly
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy