Liver metastases from maxillary sinus sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma: A case report.

chemotherapy liver metastases metastatic cancer sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma

Journal

Oncology letters
ISSN: 1792-1074
Titre abrégé: Oncol Lett
Pays: Greece
ID NLM: 101531236

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jun 2019
Historique:
received: 06 11 2018
accepted: 13 03 2019
entrez: 13 6 2019
pubmed: 13 6 2019
medline: 13 6 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC) is a rare malignancy arising from the nasal cavity with neuroendocrine differentiation and aggressive behavior. When first diagnosed, SNUC is often locally advanced with nodal and distant metastases. The present study indicates a rare case of sole metastases to the liver from maxillary sinus undifferentiated carcinoma. Diagnosis was confirmed by total body computed tomography and immunohistochemical analysis on tissues from both maxillary and liver neoplastic tissues. SNUC is an aggressive malignancy characterized by a poor prognosis. Distant metastases commonly involve bones and lungs and

Identifiants

pubmed: 31186808
doi: 10.3892/ol.2019.10251
pii: OL-0-0-10251
pmc: PMC6507441
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

5811-5814

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Auteurs

Vittorio D'Aguanno (V)

Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, I-00186 Rome, Italy.

Massimo Ralli (M)

Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, I-00186 Rome, Italy.

Bruna Cerbelli (B)

Department of Radiological Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, I-00186 Rome, Italy.

Antonio Greco (A)

Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, I-00186 Rome, Italy.

Marco De Vincentiis (M)

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, I-00186 Rome, Italy.

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