A rare case report of sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma of paranasal sinuses

Authors

  • Jasmine Ratti Department of ENT, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India
  • Vishav Yadav Department of ENT, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India
  • Sanjeev Bhagat Department of ENT, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India
  • Dinesh K. Sharma Department of ENT, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20205645

Keywords:

Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma, Maxillectomy, Blue small round cell tumors

Abstract

Sino nasal malignancies account for only 0.2-0.8% of all malignancies and undifferentiated carcinoma is rare malignant tumour of sinonasal tract, with extremely poor prognosis. We report a case of sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma which we managed by surgery followed by post-operative radiotherapy with concomitant platinum-based chemotherapy. Although the overall survival is about 20% at 5 years and there are frequent recurrences combined modality treatment is the best management option available at present.

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Author Biographies

Jasmine Ratti, Department of ENT, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India

SENIOR RESIDENT , DEPARTMENT OF ENT

Vishav Yadav, Department of ENT, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India

Assistant Professor, ENT Department

Sanjeev Bhagat, Department of ENT, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India

Professor and Head , Department of ENT

Dinesh K. Sharma, Department of ENT, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India

Assistant Professor, Departmentof ENT

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2020-12-24

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Ratti, J., Yadav, V., Bhagat, S., & Sharma, D. K. (2020). A rare case report of sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma of paranasal sinuses. International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 7(1), 177–179. https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20205645

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