TY - JOUR
T1 - Facial Nerve Palsy as a Result of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin
AU - NELSON, BRUCE R.
AU - Goldberg, Leonard Harry
PY - 1989/1/1
Y1 - 1989/1/1
N2 - Perineural invasion is increasingly recognized as a significant mode of tumor spread in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin. Clinically, it is very difficult to diagnose perineural involvement in the majority of patients due to the lack of symptoms. The occasional propensity for perineural invasion of SCCs of the skin of the head and neck region is well documented and, although SCCs arising from actinically damaged skin reportedly have a low incidence of metastasis or deep invasion, failure to recognize this potential mode of spread could result in fatal consequences.
AB - Perineural invasion is increasingly recognized as a significant mode of tumor spread in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin. Clinically, it is very difficult to diagnose perineural involvement in the majority of patients due to the lack of symptoms. The occasional propensity for perineural invasion of SCCs of the skin of the head and neck region is well documented and, although SCCs arising from actinically damaged skin reportedly have a low incidence of metastasis or deep invasion, failure to recognize this potential mode of spread could result in fatal consequences.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1989.tb03410.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1989.tb03410.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 2715484
AN - SCOPUS:0024561715
VL - 15
SP - 510
EP - 513
JO - Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology
JF - Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology
SN - 0148-0812
IS - 5
ER -