Locoregional invasion of buccal squamous cell carcinoma into the maxillary, palatal and mandibular bones, a case report

• Main Authors: Nasim Jafaripozve, Masoud Ataiekhorasgani, Shahram Jafaripozve
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
• Series: Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
• Subjects: Buccal mucosa; maxilla; squamous cell carcinoma
• Online Access: http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2013;volume=18;issue=12;spage=1110;epage=1113;aulast=Jafaripozve

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.