Open AccessOral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastasizing to the Heart: A Case Report from Taiwan
Author(s) -
Jhe-Yuan Hsu,
HsuanYu Lin,
Yuwen Yang
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s364150
Subject(s) - medicine , metastasis , pericardium , basal cell , carcinoma , neck mass , biopsy , pathology , echogenicity , ventricle , chemoradiotherapy , radiation therapy , oncology , radiology , cancer , ultrasound
The most common sites for metastasis from head and neck cancers are the lungs, bones, and liver. We present a rare case of squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa that metastasized to the right ventricle, pericardium, and bilateral lungs.