CASE SERIES ON CUTANEOUS METASTASIS IN OROPHARYNGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

Dr. Ehrlson de Sousa; Dr. Kanhai Naik; Dr. Radhika Shetgaonkar; Dr. Joevito Furtado

Volume : VII, Issue : XI, November - 2017

CASE SERIES ON CUTANEOUS METASTASIS IN OROPHARYNGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

Dr. Ehrlson De Sousa, Dr. Kanhai Naik, Dr. Radhika Shetgaonkar, Dr. Joevito Furtado

Abstract :

The oropharynx is an increasingly common site for developing upper aero digestive tract malignancies. Histopathologically, most of these (~90%) are squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The disease occurs in males more often. Tobacco chewing, alcohol consumption, smoking and HPV infection are all well–known pre–disposing factors. While the major route of spread is lymphatic, distant spread via blood has been reported, albeit rarely. The major sites of distant metastasis are lung, liver and bone. Cutaneous metastasis from oropharyngeal cancel are very rare (~1%) and require active investigation as the prognosis with such cases is quite grim. Here we present a series of 3 cases with skin metastasis from oropharyngeal cancer, developing much later following therapy, and the subsequent course of events.