Post-Surgery Subcutaneous Seeding of Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Rare Case

Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is the most common malignant head and neck cancer, with a 40% recurrence rate in the first 3 years after radical treatment. Recurrence of LSCC mostly comprises lymphogenous metastasis, hematogenic metastasis, and locoregional recurrence, while LSCC seeding is...

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Main Authors: Yongquan Jiang, Wanxin Cao, Yuanbo Luo, Ji Xu, Ying Li, Jiping Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/510361
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Summary:Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is the most common malignant head and neck cancer, with a 40% recurrence rate in the first 3 years after radical treatment. Recurrence of LSCC mostly comprises lymphogenous metastasis, hematogenic metastasis, and locoregional recurrence, while LSCC seeding is rarest: there are only 4 cases reported in PubMed, and none of them is one of subcutaneous seeding. We report a case with post-surgery subcutaneous seeding of LSCC. The final biopsy demonstrated that the subcutaneous seeding of the LSCC was 2 cm away from the primary lesion, with no recurrent foci observed in the larynx and tracheostoma and little relation to the primary lesion. Thus, we drew the conclusion that LSCC surgeries should stick to the principle of the non-tumor technique to prevent subcutaneous seeding.
ISSN:1662-6575