Cutaneous Metastases from Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Author:
Sangeetha Poovaneswaran
;
Vinidh Paleri
;
Fraser Charlton
;
Werner Dobrowsky
;
Charles Kelly
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Cutaneous Metastases, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2012;67(4):430-432
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
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.
