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Squamous cell carcinoma of lip is a common malignancy in Indian subcontinent. Metastatic spread is infrequent. Although advanced tumours spread to lymph nodes in the neck, it does not typically present with lung metastasis or with lymphangitic carcinomatosis. We describe a patient who developed cough and increasing dyspnoea while on treatment for carcinoma of lip. Chest x-ray and computed tomography were consistent with lymphangitic carcinomatosis. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis occurs with many different primary tumours and can rarely occur in oral cancers. This is the first report from carcinoma of lip.

Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma with spindle cell component is an uncommon aggressive variety of squamous cell carcinoma with only a few reported cases in literature. Histologically a combination of basaloid squamous cell carcinoma and spindle cell squamous cell carcinoma is appreciated and immunohistochemistry serves a role in differentiation from malignant neoplasms of salivary gland or neuro-endocrine origin. Prime treatment modality is combination of surgery and external beam radiotherapy. A case of basaloid squamous cell carcinoma with proliferation of bizarre mesenchymal component is being reported here with an updated literature review.

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Background: Fissure-in-ano is a common yet troublesome condition; if acute, the severity of patient discomfort and extent of disability far exceed that would be expected from a seemingly trivial lesion. The present study was carried out to study the effectiveness of conservative management in symptom relief in acute fissure in ano.Methods: The study was conducted in 165 patients with acute fissure in ano attending Surgery OPD and/or admitted in surgical wards of Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital associated with Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa during the period from 1st August 2015 to 31st July 2016. It was a prospective clinical study. All the study subjects underwent extensive clinical examination and were prescribed conservative treatment regime. Follow up was done at the end of 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 6 weeks and the data was analyzed. 165 patients diagnosed as having acute fissure in ano. The outcome was assessed based on the following parameters; symptomatic relief, pain relief based on visual analogue scale and healing of ulcer.Results: Most of the patients were young adults with a slight female dominance. Pain during defecation and bleeding per rectum were the major presenting complaints. 73.94% of patients achieved symptom relief within 2 weeks of conservative treatment. At 6 weeks follow up after giving conservative line of management, 97.58% achieved symptom relief with healing of ulcer. Mean pain score was reduced from 9.5±0.71 at the start of therapy to 1.33±0.69 at the end of 6 weeks of conservative therapy.Conclusions: Acute fissure in ano can be easily cured with systematic usage of conservative treatment regime. A proper follow up along with patient education can help to achieve good remission and avoid unnecessary surgical intervention.

The occurrence of intranodal salivary gland neoplasm is uncommon; squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the external auditory canal (EAC) is another rare occurrence. Clinically, SCC of EAC presents with symptoms similar to other benign otologic conditions. A case of Stage I SCC in EAC region is presented here in a 60-year-old male patient with incidental intranodal Warthin tumor along with the histological differential diagnosis. The patient is being followed up. There is no evidence of recurrence 1 year and 11 months after surgery.