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Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the sinonasal tract with metastasis to the liver: A case report and literature review.
- Source :
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ENT: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal . Feb2015, Vol. 94 Issue 2, pE27-E32. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) is a rare subtype of squamous cell carcinoma. To date, only 95 cases of sinonasal BSCC have been reported in the English-language literature, and they account for 5% of all cases of head and neck BSCC. We describe what we believe is only the second reported case of a sinonasal tract BSCC that metastasized to the liver. The patient was a 36-year-old woman who presented with right-sided nasal obstruction and a foul-smelling discharge. Clinical examination and imaging identified a large lobulated enhancing mass in the right nasal cavity. Following excision of the mass, the patient was scheduled for radiotherapy. However, before it could be administered, follow-up imaging detected a metastasis to the liver and lung, and the patient was switched to chemotherapy. Initially, she responded well clinically, but at 5 months postoperatively, a follow-up CT showed an increasing metastatic presence in the liver and bone. The patient died of her disease 1 year after surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01455613
- Volume :
- 94
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- ENT: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 102370414
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014556131509400216