Sarcomatoid carcinoma of maxillary sinus
Authors: Rafshan Sadiq, Saira Zafar, Asrah Nawaz, Muhammad Babar Imran
Background: Sarcomatoid carcinoma (SC) of paranasal sinuses is a rare variant of squamous cell carcinoma. We present the case of a patient with maxillary sinus tumor projecting into the oral cavity. Case Presentation: We describe a 79-year-old male who visited the oncology department with complaints of soft tissue growth in the oral cavity. An imaging showed an infiltrating left maxillary antrum mass with locoregional destruction and multiple bone metastases. Histopathology proved this mass as SC. The patient was unfit for surgical resection, so he managed palliatively with radiotherapy. Conclusion: Being a rare entity, management is debatable, but radical surgery followed by adjuvant radiotherapy confers a better disease control. However, if tumor is unresectable, then radiotherapy alone can be helpful in the palliative management of this tumor.
Keywords: Sarcomatoid carcinoma, paranasal sinuses, maxillary sinus, radiotherapy, skeletal metastasis, case report
Authors
Correspondence to:
Rafshan Sadiq, PINUM Cancer Hospital, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan rafshandr@hotmail.com
Publication history:
Received 31 Dec 2019
Revised 27 Apr 2020
Accepted 06 May 2020
Published online 23 Jun 2020
Published in print 09 Jul 2020
Sadiq R, Zafar S, Nawaz A, Imran MB. Sarcomatoid carcinoma of maxillary sinus. https://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=78852 [Access: April 25, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1576916724
Sadiq R, Zafar S, Nawaz A, Imran MB. Sarcomatoid carcinoma of maxillary sinus. EJMCR. (2020), [cited April 25, 2024]; 4(6): 202-205. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1576916724
Sadiq, R., Zafar, . S., Nawaz, . A. & Imran, . M. B. (2020) Sarcomatoid carcinoma of maxillary sinus. EJMCR, 4 (6), 202-205. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1576916724
Sadiq, Rafshan, Saira Zafar, Asrah Nawaz, and Muhammad Babar Imran. 2020. Sarcomatoid carcinoma of maxillary sinus. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 4 (6), 202-205. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1576916724
Sadiq, Rafshan, Saira Zafar, Asrah Nawaz, and Muhammad Babar Imran. "Sarcomatoid carcinoma of maxillary sinus." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 4 (2020), 202-205. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1576916724
Sadiq, Rafshan, Saira Zafar, Asrah Nawaz, and Muhammad Babar Imran. "Sarcomatoid carcinoma of maxillary sinus." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 4.6 (2020), 202-205. Print. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1576916724
Sadiq, R., Zafar, . S., Nawaz, . A. & Imran, . M. B. (2020) Sarcomatoid carcinoma of maxillary sinus. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 4 (6), 202-205. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1576916724