Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx in a child with a mutation in the Connexin 26 gene.

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Pediatric oral squamous cell carcinoma is an extremely rare occurence. In our report, we describe a 6-year-old White female with sensorineural hearing loss found to have a Connexin 26 gene mutation who developed a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the hard palate with metastatic disease to submandibular lymph nodes and the lungs. This association emphasizes the need to consider Connexin 26 gene...

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