Title of article :
Locoregional invasion of buccal squamous cell carcinoma into the maxillary, palatal and mandibular bones, a case report
Author/Authors :
Jafaripozve, Nasim Faculty of Dentistry - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , Ataiekhorasgani, Masoud Faculty of Dentistry - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan , Jafaripozve, Shahram Faculty of Dentistry - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
Abstract :
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the buccal mucosa accounts for 23% to 37% of all intraoral cancers, the prognosis is generally
poor. we reported a case of Local invasion of buccal squamous cell carcinoma. A 32-year-old man referred to the clinic with a chief
complaint of swelling in the right cheek region that initiated from 6 months ago and rapidly grow from one month ago. History
of the patient revealed that he was undergoing a surgery for buccal Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) lesion 2 years ago. Computed
tomography (CT) and Magnetic resonance(MRI) images showed a heterogenous mass in the right maxillary, palate and mandibular
regions that was histopathologically diagnosed as recurrence with locoregional invasion of SCC.
Keywords :
Buccal mucosa , maxilla , squamous cell carcinoma
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics