An extremely rare, remote intracerebral metastasis of oral cavity cancer: a case report

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Abstract

Distant brain metastases from oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) are extremely rare. Here we describe a case of a 53-year-old man with a primary OSCC who referred to the neurosurgical department because of epileptic seizures. MR imaging revealed an enhancing lesion in the right parietal lobe. A craniotomy with tumor removing was performed. Histopathological examination verified an invasive, minimally differentiated metastasis of the primary OSCC. The patient refused whole brain radiation therapy and died from pulmonary metastatic disease 10 months after the neurosurgical intervention without any cerebral recurrence. To the authors' knowledge, only two similar cases have been previously reported.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number257046
JournalCase reports in medicine
Volume2013
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Peer-reviewedYes

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PubMedCentral PMC3814042
Scopus 84980026097
ORCID /0000-0001-7465-8700/work/147674337

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals