Oral squamous cell carcinoma of the mandibular region presenting as multiple discharging sinuses: imperative of magnetic resonance imaging and computerized tomography.
A 40-year-old woman presented with red swelling of the right mandibular region of the face. She had several painful, progressive, ulcerative, raised serosanguinous discharging sinuses. The presence of granules and bony contents were not reported. She was an habitual tobacco and betel chewer for the past 20 years. There was no history of injury/trauma over the site in the past. Progressive loss of appetite and body weight was prominent. She was nonambulatory and denied treatment.
DermatoVenerology (Skin/VD) Center, Sehgal Nursing Home, A/6 Panchwati, Delhi-1100 033, India. drsehgal@ndf.vsnl.net.in
Virendra N
VN
Sehgal
Shruti
S
Sehgal
Rakesh
R
Oberai
Prashant
P
Verma
Sonal
S
Sharma
Pooja
P
Pahwa
Sunil
S
Dogra
D000328:Adult; D001066:Appetite; D001114:Areca / Q000009:adverse effects; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008334:Mandible; D008409:Mastication; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D014030:Tobacco, Smokeless / Q000009:adverse effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D015431:Weight Loss