An Unusual Presentation of Sinonasal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: a Case Report

SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine - Tập 5 - Trang 1-3 - 2023
Divyanshi Singh1, Anerudh Mathur2, Poonam Chouhan3, Iqbal Singh4
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Dr Radhakrishnan Government Medical College, Hamirpur, India
2Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, India
3Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ESI Hospital, Parwanoo, India
4Department of Neurology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India

Tóm tắt

Sinonasal malignancies are rare, squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma being the most common histologies. Neuroendocrine sinonasal malignancies are even more rare. We report a case of a 71-year-old who presented with a left infra-auricular swelling which was an unusual presentation for a sinonasal malignancy. Patient was subject to organ preserving surgery to reduce the morbidity. The treatment modality comprised both the chemoradiotherapy and surgery for a better prognosis.

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