An unusual cause of a common presentation: a case of metastatic basal cell carcinoma

P Hankinson; L H C Collins; M Nusrath; A Al-Omari; S A Khurram

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.04.037

An unusual cause of a common presentation: a case of metastatic basal cell carcinoma

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2020 Oct;58(8):1046-1048. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.04.037. Epub 2020 May 12.

Authors

P Hankinson¹, L H C Collins², M Nusrath¹, A Al-Omari³, S A Khurram⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
² Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield.
³ Department of Histopathology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
⁴ Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 32409129
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.04.037

Abstract

Metastasis of basal cell carcinoma is exceedingly rare and usually not considered in the differential diagnosis of neck lumps. We present a case highlighting the importance of a thorough history and consideration of metastatic basal cell carcinoma in patients with a basaloid metastasis and an unknown primary.

Keywords: Basal cell carcinoma; basaloid; head and neck; metastasis; parotid.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Basal Cell*
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Parotid Neoplasms*
Skin Neoplasms*