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Metastasis of lower gingival squamous cell carcinoma to buccinator lymph node: case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Metastasis of oral cancer to the buccinator lymph nodes (BN) is uncommon. The antegrade lymphatic flow in patients with normal anatomy and physiology makes metastasis of lower gingival cancer to BN unlikely. CASE PRESENTATION: A 67-year-old woman presented with a 46 × 25-mm tumor on her...

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Autores principales: Takada, Kaho, Kuroshima, Takeshi, Shimamoto, Hiroaki, Ohsako, Toshimitsu, Kayamori, Kou, Ikeda, Tohru, Harada, Hiroyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6329072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30630467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12957-019-1559-y