A Case of Small Cell Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus with Distant Metastasis.
10.3904/kjm.2015.88.6.719
- Author:
Soyoung HA
1
;
Ho Jung AN
;
Kangwon CHO
;
Changyoung YOO
;
Jung Hae CHO
;
Sung Hwan KIM
;
Hoon Kyo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea. miongsok@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Maxillary sinus;
Carcinoma, Small cell
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Small Cell*;
Diagnosis;
Drug Therapy;
Humans;
Lung;
Maxillary Sinus*;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Paranasal Sinuses;
Prognosis;
Radiotherapy;
Recurrence
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2015;88(6):719-723
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary small cell carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses is extremely rare. It is aggressively locally invasive, with high recurrence and metastatic rates. A combination of systemic chemotherapy and locoregional treatment, such as radiotherapy, is currently recommended based on the treatment of small cell carcinoma of lung. We report a case of small cell carcinoma originating from the maxillary sinus with distant metastasis at the time of diagnosis. The patient had a good initial therapeutic response to etoposide-cisplatin chemotherapy, but the cancer progressed after the sixth cycle of chemotherapy and the prognosis was poor.
