Carcinoid Tumor Arising from the Sphenoid Sinus Treated with Definitive Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy: A Case Report

Head and neck neuroendocrine tumors (NET) are a rare type of cancer. NET can be classified according to the histopathological features. The typical carcinoid tumor is a well-differentiated tumor that is the least common among other types. Owing to its indolent behavior and variable radiological and...

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Autores principales: Hilal, Lara, Jammal, Mustafa, Khalifeh, Ibrahim, Tfayli, Arafat, Youssef, Bassem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Pathology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6538226/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31183269
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4288
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Sumario:Head and neck neuroendocrine tumors (NET) are a rare type of cancer. NET can be classified according to the histopathological features. The typical carcinoid tumor is a well-differentiated tumor that is the least common among other types. Owing to its indolent behavior and variable radiological and pathological features, treatment of carcinoid tumors remains a challenge. We report a case of a 54-year-old man presenting with a non-operable carcinoid tumor arising in the sphenoid sinuses treated with radiotherapy with stable disease control after three years follow-up.

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