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Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma involving nasal cavity, nasopharynx, and all paranasal sinuses with bilateral orbital and intracranial extension: A rare case report

Authors :
Achal Sharma
Ashok Gandhi
Radhey Shyam Mittal
Dhruba Jyoti Kurmi
Shashi Singhvi
Source :
Asian Journal of Neurosurgery
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd, 2017.

Abstract

Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma (SNTCS) is one of the rarest, aggressive malignant neoplasms of sinonasal tract, consisting of primitive neuroepithelial elements with various malignant epithelial and mesenchymal components. Previously described as teratoid carcinosarcoma, malignant teratoma, or blastoma, SNTCS constitutes less than 1% of all cancers and approximately 3% of all malignancies of head and neck region, which is mainly located in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, although tumors occurring in other locations including the nasopharynx and oral cavity have been described. Here, we are presenting a 22-year-old patient with SNTCS involving the nasal cavity, nasopharynx, and all paranasal sinuses with bilateral orbital and intracranial extension treated with surgery followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22489614 and 17935482
Volume :
12
Issue :
2
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Asian Journal of Neurosurgery
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....8cd545407bf969c2531b2cec81898920