Metastasis frontal sinus from rectal adenocarcinoma: A rare case

Metastatic tumors of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are much less common than primary cancer in this location. The clinical symptomatology is not specific. We report a case of frontal metastasis of a 49-year-old patient treated for a rectal adenocarcinoma without other secondary localization...

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Autores principales: Lahfidi, Amal, Imrani, Kaoutar, Belkouchi, Lina, Jerguigue, Hounayda, Latib, Rachida, Omor, Youssef
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7718459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33304443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.11.031
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Sumario:Metastatic tumors of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are much less common than primary cancer in this location. The clinical symptomatology is not specific. We report a case of frontal metastasis of a 49-year-old patient treated for a rectal adenocarcinoma without other secondary localizations. The treatment is based on radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Hence the value of recognizing sinus metastases and differentiating them from infection affection.

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