Sinonasal adenocarcinoma presented as a giant anterior cranial fossa mass: a case report and review of the literature
Abstract Background Intestinal adenocarcinoma accounts for less than 0.1–4% of all malignancies in the region. It is common among woodworkers and leather workers. Sinonasal adenocarcinoma usually arises from the ethmoid sinus (40%) or nasal cavity (25%). Extension to nearby structures is common, but...
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| description | Abstract Background Intestinal adenocarcinoma accounts for less than 0.1–4% of all malignancies in the region. It is common among woodworkers and leather workers. Sinonasal adenocarcinoma usually arises from the ethmoid sinus (40%) or nasal cavity (25%). Extension to nearby structures is common, but intracranial spread is very rare. These tumors are usually treated with surgery, with a reported 5-year survival rate of 59% to 80%. Case presentation This is a 60-year-old Black African male patient who presented with globalized headache, nasal obstruction with snoring during sleep, anosmia, change in mentation, sometimes agitation and left-side visual loss of one-year duration with worsening his above symptoms over the last one month. He couldn’t smell soap bilaterally; in his left eye he could see only hand movement at nearly 30 cm. On brain magnetic resonance imaging, there was a T1 hypo- and T2 hyper-intense anterior cranial fossa mass arising from the left ethmoid sinuses and sphenoid sinuses and compressing the left optic structures, and brain computed tomography demonstrated heterogeneous hypo- to isodense mass. Complete tumor excision achieved and discharged with significant improvement and linked to oncology unit for radiotherapy. Conclusion The management of these patients is multidisciplinary, involving neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists, oncologists, and maxillofacial surgeons. Surgical resection is the main treatment strategy, followed by radiotherapy, particularly intensity-modulated therapy. Chemotherapy is used in highly advanced, metastatic, and unresectable tumors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7042b89314f74553b28fc1e739170aaf2024-03-05T19:14:11ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472024-03-011811810.1186/s13256-024-04413-6Sinonasal adenocarcinoma presented as a giant anterior cranial fossa mass: a case report and review of the literatureEndris Hussen Ali0Mulualem Wendafrash Mengesha1Department of Neurosurgery, St. Paul’s Millennium Medical CollegeSt. Paul’s Millennium Medical College HospitalAbstract Background Intestinal adenocarcinoma accounts for less than 0.1–4% of all malignancies in the region. It is common among woodworkers and leather workers. Sinonasal adenocarcinoma usually arises from the ethmoid sinus (40%) or nasal cavity (25%). Extension to nearby structures is common, but intracranial spread is very rare. These tumors are usually treated with surgery, with a reported 5-year survival rate of 59% to 80%. Case presentation This is a 60-year-old Black African male patient who presented with globalized headache, nasal obstruction with snoring during sleep, anosmia, change in mentation, sometimes agitation and left-side visual loss of one-year duration with worsening his above symptoms over the last one month. He couldn’t smell soap bilaterally; in his left eye he could see only hand movement at nearly 30 cm. On brain magnetic resonance imaging, there was a T1 hypo- and T2 hyper-intense anterior cranial fossa mass arising from the left ethmoid sinuses and sphenoid sinuses and compressing the left optic structures, and brain computed tomography demonstrated heterogeneous hypo- to isodense mass. Complete tumor excision achieved and discharged with significant improvement and linked to oncology unit for radiotherapy. Conclusion The management of these patients is multidisciplinary, involving neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists, oncologists, and maxillofacial surgeons. Surgical resection is the main treatment strategy, followed by radiotherapy, particularly intensity-modulated therapy. Chemotherapy is used in highly advanced, metastatic, and unresectable tumors.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-024-04413-6SinonasalIntestinal mucinous typeAdenocarcinomaAnterior cranial fossa mass |
| spellingShingle | Endris Hussen Ali Mulualem Wendafrash Mengesha Sinonasal adenocarcinoma presented as a giant anterior cranial fossa mass: a case report and review of the literature Journal of Medical Case Reports Sinonasal Intestinal mucinous type Adenocarcinoma Anterior cranial fossa mass |
| title | Sinonasal adenocarcinoma presented as a giant anterior cranial fossa mass: a case report and review of the literature |
| title_full | Sinonasal adenocarcinoma presented as a giant anterior cranial fossa mass: a case report and review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Sinonasal adenocarcinoma presented as a giant anterior cranial fossa mass: a case report and review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sinonasal adenocarcinoma presented as a giant anterior cranial fossa mass: a case report and review of the literature |
| title_short | Sinonasal adenocarcinoma presented as a giant anterior cranial fossa mass: a case report and review of the literature |
| title_sort | sinonasal adenocarcinoma presented as a giant anterior cranial fossa mass a case report and review of the literature |
| topic | Sinonasal Intestinal mucinous type Adenocarcinoma Anterior cranial fossa mass |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-024-04413-6 |
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