A rare case of nasopharyngeal carcinosarcoma
Lim, A.L.; Zahirrudin, Z.; Pua, K.C.
Medical Journal of Malaysia 67(4): 428-429
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-5283 PMID: 23082458 Document Number: 657113
Nasopharnygeal carcinoma is known to be the commonest tumour of the nasopharynx. However, the incidence of nasopharngeal carcinosarcoma is extremely rare. Carcinosarcoma has been reported to be aggressive in nature and therefore early diagnosis and prompt treatment is important. We report a young lady who was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinosarcoma in our centre. She presented with only 2 weeks history of nose block and was noted to have a mass occupying the nasopharynx with neck metastasis. She underwent panendoscope and biopsy with radical radiotherapy.