Sino-nasal undifferentiated carcinoma. Report of 1 case and literature review
Pino Rivero, V.; Montero García, C.; Marcos García, M.; Trinidad Ruíz, G.; Pardo Romero, G.; González Palomino, A.; Blasco Huelva, A.
Anales Otorrinolaringologicos Ibero-Americanos 31(4): 325-331
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0303-8874 PMID: 15382483 Document Number: 573952
Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinomas are rare neoplasms but highly malignant and aggressive. We are reporting the case of a 75 year-old female who had related recurrent epistaxis, facial pain and progressive nasal obstruction. The clinical data collected by the exploration joint to CT showed us the presence of a tumoral mass located in the right nasal fossa and homolateral maxillary sinus, eroding structures around. Its biopsy was informed as undifferentiated carcinoma and the patient was sent to Oncology Department, where she was treated by Radiotherapy (68 Gy) and weekly carboplatin during 2 months. After a short improvement of her symptoms and due to poor prognosis in this type of tumors, she died a few months later.