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ArticlePathologica2021

Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma treated with surgery and proton beam therapy: clinical, histological aspects and differential diagnosis of a new case.

Alessia Belotti, Laura Carpenito, Antonio Mario Bulfamante, Alberto Maccari, Gaetano Bulfamante

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Article in Pathologica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alessia Belotti *Human Pathology and Medical Genetic Unit, Department of Health Sciences, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Laura Carpenito *Human Pathology and Medical Genetic Unit, Department of Health Sciences, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Antonio Mario Bulfamante *Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Alberto MaccariOtolaryngology Unit, Department of Health Sciences, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Gaetano BulfamanteHuman Pathology and Medical Genetic Unit, Department of Health Sciences, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
University of Milan · ITAOL (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma is a rare aggressive malignant tumor with a primary setting involving the nasal cavity followed by the ethmoid sinus and maxillary sinus. It accounts for approximately 3% of all head and neck cancers and less than 1% of all tumors. Nasal obstruction, recurrent epistaxis and headache represent the typical clinical presentation. Imaging shows the presence of a mass in the nasal cavity. The treatment usually consists of surgery and adjuvant intensity modulated radiotherapy. The rarity and the variability of the histological features make its diagnosis particularly difficult. In this paper, we report a case of sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma in a 62-year-old male treated with a multidisciplinary approach. As an alternative to intensity modulated radiotherapy, we proposed proton beam therapy for the first time. The patient benefited from the new and personalized protocol that provided excellent results and few adverse effects. At 45 months follow-up there is no evidence of relapse and the patient is in good health.

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Nose NeoplasmsParanasal Sinus NeoplasmsProton TherapyCarcinosarcomaDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalTeratomaparanasal sinus neoplasmproton therapyradiotherapyteratocarcinosarcoma

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PMID34974554
PMCPMC8720401
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