The prognostic importance of parotid involvement by head and neck squamous cell carcinoma - Case report

• Main Authors: Bruna Melhoranse Gouveia (Author), Maria Helena de Magalhães Barbosa (Author), Leonardo Hoehl Carneiro (Author), Luzia Abrao El Hadj (Author), Nurimar Conceição Fernandes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the second-most common malignant cutaneous cancer, with 60% occurring in the head and neck region. Metastases are uncommon and imply a more conservative prognosis. This report describes a case of parotid-invasive, facial squamous cell carcinoma, highlighting...