Verrucous Carcinoma of Maxillary Sinus.
- Author:
Il Whan JANG
1
;
Jeung Gi JENUN
;
Byung Yuk YOO
;
Geun Shin LYU
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gachon Medical School, Gil Medical Center, Inchon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
verrucous carcinoma;
maxillary antrum
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell;
Carcinoma, Verrucous*;
Larynx;
Maxillary Sinus*;
Mouth;
Neck;
Prognosis
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2000;43(3):344-346
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Verrucous carcinma is a variant of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Althousgh the tumor is well-documented in the oral cavity or larynx, its occurrence in the maxillary antrum is very rare. It of fa relatively nonaggressive tumor which seldom metastasizes to the neck or distantly With proper treatment, the prognosis is excellent. We have experienced a case of verrucous carcinoma arising in maxillary antrum which was sucessfully treated with maxillectomy. In this paper, we report this case with a review of literature.
