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Singh et al. Chest wall metastasis in head and neck carcinoma

Figure 3: Computed tomography showing the local recurrent lesion at the flap site
cell carcinoma of buccal mucosa is a rare occurrence
with no reported case in published literature. The
present knowledge on this topic is very limited and
this case report is intended to add to the existing
information. This will help in better management of the
patients who present with this rare incidence.

Authors’ contributions
Concept, manuscript development and literature
search: J.S. Singh, A.D. Sharma

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest.
Patient consent
Patient consent was acquired.
Figure 4: Histopathology slide showing malignant squamous cell
(HE, ×40) Ethics approval
The study has been approved.
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