An endonasal approach to the resection of a papillary seromucinous adenocarcinoma of the eustacian tube.
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 42: 12, 2013 Feb 04.
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| ID: mdl-23663512
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Papillary seromucinous adenocarcinoma of the sinonasal tract is exceedingly rare. The objectives of this case report are to describe a case of papillary seromucinous adenocarcinoma presenting in the nasopharynx and to review the literature pertaining to other similar cases.METHODS:
A review of the patient's chart and a review of the English literature were conducted.RESULTS:
We describe the case of a 64 year-old woman who presented with a 3-year history of epistaxis and right-sided otitis media with effusion. The patient had been followed for a known nasopharyngeal mass that had twice been biopsied and in both cases was considered a benign mass pathologically. A third biopsy was diagnosed as a low-grade papillary seromucinous adenocarcinoma. The patient was otherwise asymptomatic. The patient was referred to a multidisciplinary cancer clinic at which endoscopic resection was determined to be the preferred treatment modality. A literature review and approach to patients with nasopharyngeal masses will be presented.CONCLUSIONS:
Papillary seromucinous adenocarcinoma is a rare tumor that can present in the nasopharynx. We describe the endoscopic surgical management of one such patient that presented to our care.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Otorrinolaringológicos
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Neoplasias da Orelha
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Adenocarcinoma Papilar
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Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas
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Tuba Auditiva
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Assunto da revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá