Open AccessSOLITARY FIBROUS TUMOUR OF THE PARANASAL SINUS PRESENTING AS AN ANTROCHOANAL POLYP
Author(s) -
Mansharan Kaur Chainchel Singh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
malaysian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2550-1607
DOI - 10.31674/mjmr.2018.v02i02.014
Subject(s) - paranasal sinuses , nasal cavity , medicine , sinus (botany) , orbit (dynamics) , mediastinum , solitary fibrous tumor , head and neck , maxillary sinus , anatomy , genitourinary system , pathology , biology , surgery , botany , genetics , stem cell , cd34 , genus , engineering , aerospace engineering
Solitary brous tumours (SFTs) are unusual mesenchymal tumours that were rst described as primary spindle-cell neoplasms of the pleura. These tumours have been described in many other locations, including the urogenital system, orbit, mediastinum, and upper respiratory tract. These tumours are generally benign in nature, however some of them can be locally invasive and have the potential to be malignant. Although about 12%-15% of them occur in the head and neck area, SFT of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are extremely rare. We present a case of a solitary fibrous tumour arising from the right maxillary sinus in a 50-year-old Chinese man.