High-grade urothelial carcinoma with squamous differentiation metastasizing to the tongue

• Published in: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology Vol. 121; no. 5; pp. e111 - e115
• Main Authors: Khurram, Syed A., Farthing, Paula M., Whitworth, Abigail, McKechnie, Alasdair J., Fernando, Malee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Aged, 80 and over; Biopsy; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell - secondary; Diagnosis, Differential; Diagnostic Imaging; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; Male; Surgery; Tongue Neoplasms - secondary; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - pathology

Tumors metastasizing to the head and neck region are uncommon. Metastasis of urothelial carcinoma to the maxillofacial region is exceedingly rare and mostly involves the jaw. We present a case of urothelial carcinoma metastasizing to the tongue. Immunohistochemistry in conjunction with fluorescent i...