Cheek metastasis of a gastric adenocarcinoma: A rare case
İrfan Kara1, Kerem Kökoğlu2, Ender Doğan3, Seher Darakcı4, İmdat Yüce5, Sedat Çağlı5
1Besni Devlet Hastanesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Kliniği, Adıyaman, Türkiye
2Kayseri Şehir Hastanesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Kliniği, Kayseri, Türkiye
3Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Onkoloji Bilim Dalı, Kayseri, Türkiye
4Bingöl Devlet Hastanesi, Patoloji Bölümü, Bingöl, Türkiye
5Erciyes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Anabilim Dalı, Kayseri, Türkiye
Keywords: Head-neck mass, skin metastasis.
Abstract
In this study, we present a 70-year-old male patient with gastric adenocarcinoma who applied to the otolaryngology clinic because of a growing cheek mass. Incisional biopsy result showed that the mass was compatible with the patient’s primary malignancy. While palliative surgery was planned because of bleeding and unpleasant image, the patient died. Distant metastasis of an internal malignancy should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of head-neck masses.