Case report of metastatic presence of lingual lymph nodes in carcinoma alveolus of mandible John Jacob1, Tiwari Rahul2,*, Pahari Kaushal Charan3, Mathew Philip4, Tiwari Heena5 1PG Student, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, KVG Dental College and Hospital, Sullia, Karnataka 2Fellow, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Centre, Thrissur, Kerala 3PG Student, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Surendra Dental College & Research Institute, Sriganga nagar, Rajasthan 4HOD, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Centre, Thrissur, Kerala 5BDS, Government Dental Surgeon, CHC, Makdi, Kondagaon, Chattisgarh, India *Corresponding Author: Email: drrahulvctiwari@gmail.com
Online published on 24 September, 2018. Abstract Lingual node metastasis is seen most commonly in carcinoma of tongue and carcinoma floor of mouth. Literature elicits about such cases, but rarely reported is lingual node metastasis in Squamous cell carcinoma of alveolus. Our case report is an elderly male patient with Squamous cell carcinoma of alveolus. Management included hemi-mandibulectomy because of the extension. Metastatic lingual node was found during the surgery as it is rare finding so is this case report presented to reappraise the literature. Top Keywords Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Neck Dissection, Lymphatics, Lingual Node, Metastasis. Top |