Distant skin metastases from carcinoma buccal mucosa: A rare presentation

• Main Authors: Shashank Srinivasan, Nitin Leekha, Sweety Gupta, Umang Mithal, Vandana Arora, Sudarsan De
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Dermatology
• Subjects: Buccal mucosa; head and neck cancers; skin metastasis
• Online Access: http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2016;volume=61;issue=4;spage=468;epage=468;aulast=Srinivasan
• ISSN: 0019-5154; 1998-3611

Cancer of the oral cavity makes up approximately 30% of all head and neck region tumors. Skin metastasis is rare with an incidence ranging between 0.7% and 2.4%. Skin metastasis usually occurs in the neck, scalp, and over the skin near the primary site. We report a patient with carcinoma left buccal mucosa who presented with distant skin metastases to the right side chest wall.