Intraoral mass presenting as maxillary sinus carcinoma: a case report.

Omid Mahdavi, Najmehalsadat Boostani, Sharareh Karimi, Adel Tabesh

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Article in Journal of dentistry (Tehran, Iran), 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Omid MahdaviAssistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Najmehalsadat BoostaniResident, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Sharareh KarimiAssistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.

Adel TabeshResident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services · IRKurdistan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma is an extremely rare malignancy of the paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity. It is of unknown etiology, and occurs more commonly in the elderly men, with a routinely shown aggressive behavior and poor prognosis for survival. Radiographically, it looks like severe osteomyelitis. Histopathologic study is essential to confirm diagnosis, and the undifferentiated histologic appearance often necessitates immunohistochemical studies for differentiation from other high-grade neoplasms. We present an 83-year-old man complaining of pain and unilateral swelling on the left side of the face due to a rare malignant tumor of maxillary sinus origin, a sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma. He underwent hemimaxillectomy and radiotherapy, but refused chemotherapy. Maxillary sinus malignancy may be presented with unspecific symptoms mimicking sinusitis or dental pain. Coming across such symptoms, the physician or dentist must consider malignancies as well, and carry out medical and dental workups.

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Maxillary Sinus NeoplasmsSinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma

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