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A Case of Small Cell Lung Carcinoma which Metastasizes to Base of Tongue  

Tae Kyung (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Lee Dong-Wook (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Jeong Jin-Hyeok (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Lee Seung-Hwan (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Hanyang University)
Park Yong-Wook (Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Hanyang University)
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Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology / v.21, no.1, 2005 , pp. 42-44 More about this Journal
Abstract
Metastatic tumors of the oral cavity are uncommon. Most of them are located in the mandible while only small percentage are found within the soft tissues. The common sites of metastases to the soft tissue of oral cavity were the tongue and gingiva and among the tongue, the base of tongue was most common. An explanation of the predilection may be due to a richer vascular supply within base of tongue. The authors have recently experienced a case of small cell lung carcinoma with base of tongue metastasis in a 81-year-old male who had foreign body sensation at swallowing and muffled voice for 2 months. So, we present this case with the review of literatures.
Keywords
Tongue cancer; Metastasis; Small cell carcinoma; lung;
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