title: Buccal metastasis in a case of carcinoma breast: A rare case report with review of literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Metastatic lesions to oral cavity from distant tumours account for 1% of all oral cavity malignancies. Oral cavity is a rare site of metastasis from the breast. We describe case report of breast cancer patient with metastasis to buccal mucosa.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of pre-menopausal woman with left side infiltrating ductal carcinoma breast - T4aN1M0. She received three cycles of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy followed by modified radical mastectomy (MRM) and three cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy and loco-regional EBRT. She presented with a lump in region of MRM scar and a painful swelling in the right cheek, one year afterwards. Core needle biopsy from scar site revealed infiltrating ductal carcinoma. CECT revealed a heterogeneous lesion (1.1cm×1.7cm) in right masticator space, which on biopsy revealed metastatic deposit consistent with infiltrating ductal carcinoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Metastatic lesions to oral cavity from distant tumours are uncommon. They mainly involve bony structures. Primary metastases to soft tissues are rare and accounts for 0.1% of oral malignancies. In our case, patient presented with scar recurrence and distant metastasis at an unusual site. Had it not been for scar recurrence, patient might not have presented to the OPD with oral swelling. A high degree of clinical suspicion and previous history of breast cancer led to detection of metastatic deposit.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diagnosis of a metastatic lesion in buccal mucosa is challenging and requires a high degree of clinical suspicion.
authors.affiliation: VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi 110029, India. Electronic address: ssunnyjain@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sunny
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Mohit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kadian
authors.forename: Rohan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Bhowmik