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Locoregional Invasion of Buccal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Into the Maxillary, Palatal and Mandibular Bones, a Case Report



Jafaripozve N1 ; Ataiekhorasgani M1 ; Jafaripozve S1
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  1. 1. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Journal of Research in Medical Sciences Published:2013

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.