Distant skin metastases from carcinoma buccal mucosa: A rare presentation

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Buccal mucosa
• head and neck cancers
• skin metastasis