Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor in Frontal Sinus, Orbital Cavity and Ethmoid Cavity.
10.7181/acfs.2014.15.3.125
- Author:
Jeong Hwan LEE
1
;
Nam Gyun KIM
;
Kyung Suk LEE
;
Jun Sik KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. junskim@gshp.gsnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors;
Head and neck neoplasms;
Frontal sinus;
Orbital area
- MeSH:
Aged;
Ethmoid Sinus;
Extremities;
Forehead;
Frontal Sinus*;
Head;
Head and Neck Neoplasms;
Humans;
Male;
Neck;
Neurilemmoma;
Orbit*;
Peripheral Nerves*;
Sarcoma
- From:Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
2014;15(3):125-128
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors are extremely rare soft tissue sarcomas. Among various locations, the trunk and extremities are the most commonly involved sites, with only 15% of such lesions occuring in head and neck region. Here, we report a case of a 74-year-old male who presented with forehead swelling and right eye deviation. Computed tomography images revealed a tumor involving the frontal sinus, ethmoid sinus, and the orbital cavity. The patient underwent a surgical excision of the lesion, which histopathological examination revealed to be a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
