Abstract
Occurrence of cutaneous metastasis in hypopharyngeal carcinoma is an extremely rare event reported in the literature, with an incidence of only 0.8%-1.3%. Early diagnosis of cutaneous metastasis would have a positive impact on treatment response and disease prognosis with diagnosis mainly dependent on physical examination and radiological imaging (ultrasonography, computed tomography scan or PET-CT). Palliative care is, however, the mainstay of treatment for cutaneous metastasis. We report a middle-aged female patient, with known case of hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, who initially showed partial response to chemoradiotherapy but developed cutaneous nodules in the region of the right axilla and bilateral lateral chest wall posterior to the posterior axillary fold. Excision biopsy of one of these nodules showed metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. The patient was again referred to the Oncology Department of INMOL Hospital and her chemotherapy was planned for cutaneous metastasis. Being uncommon, the occurrence of cutaneous lesions in a patient with hypopharyngeal carcinoma should prompt detailed evaluation to rule out metastasis. Early detection will help in improving disease prognosis and median survival.
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