Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma in a Patient Previously Treated for an Intestinal-Type Adenocarcinoma: Metachronous Neoplasms or Recurrence of a Different Tumor Type?

Valentino Valentini; Filippo Giovannetti; Andrea Cassoni; Valentina Terenzi; Paolo Priore; Ingrid Raponi; Sandro Bosco; Francesco Alesini; Silvia Mezi; Daniela Musio; Vincenzo Tombolini

doi:10.1007/s12070-017-1126-1

Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma in a Patient Previously Treated for an Intestinal-Type Adenocarcinoma: Metachronous Neoplasms or Recurrence of a Different Tumor Type?

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Nov;71(Suppl 3):1779-1781. doi: 10.1007/s12070-017-1126-1. Epub 2017 Apr 20.

Affiliations

¹ 1Odontostomatological Science and Maxillo-Facial Surgery Department, Maxillo-Facial Surgery, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I. Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100 Rome, Italy.
² 2Molecular Medicine Department, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100 Rome, Italy.
³ 3Medical Oncology, Policlinico Umberto I, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100 Rome, Italy.
⁴ 4Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Science Department, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00100 Rome, Italy.

Abstract

A case of a sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma occurring 2 years after a successfully surgically treated intestinal-type adenocarcinoma has never been reported. Treatment modality of paranasal sinus cancer strictly depends on histology so it is important to recognize a different tumor type in the follow-up of these patients.

Keywords: Endoscopic resection; Intestinal-type adenocarcinoma; Metachronous tumor; Paranasal sinus tumor; Sinunasal undifferentiated carcinoma.