Open AccessPhalange metastasis from carcinoma of alveolus
Author(s) -
Rajeev Shrivastava,
KK Singh,
BR Umbarker,
Ravindra Karle,
Minakshi Shrivastava
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.59452
Subject(s) - metastasis , medicine , phalanx , basal cell , head and neck , carcinoma , distant metastasis , pathology , proximal phalanx , anatomy , surgery , cancer
Metastatic involvement of a phalanx by head and neck cancers is rare. We report a case of a 66-year-old man with squamous cell carcinoma of the alveolus who had no residual disease or local recurrence after treatment but presented with metastasis to the middle phalanx of the middle finger.