Open AccessSinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma in a Patient Previously Treated for an Intestinal-Type Adenocarcinoma: Metachronous Neoplasms or Recurrence of a Different Tumor Type?
Author(s) -
Valentino Valentini,
Filippo Giovannetti,
Andrea Cassoni,
Valentina Terenzi,
Paolo Priore,
Ingrid Raponi,
Sandro Bosco,
Francesco Alesini,
Silvia Mezi,
Daniela Musio,
Vincenzo Tombolini
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/s12070-017-1126-1
Subject(s) - medicine , adenocarcinoma , otorhinolaryngology , histology , carcinoma , paranasal sinuses , cancer , pathology , oncology , surgery
A case of a sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma occurring 2 years after a successfully surgically treated intestinal-type adenocarcinoma has never been reported. Treatment modality of paranasal sinus cancer strictly depends on histology so it is important to recognize a different tumor type in the follow-up of these patients.