Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-t5tsf Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-10T15:18:40.022Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Bilateral carcinomas of the maxillary sinus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Masanori Sakaguchi*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine.
Kumiko Moriya
Affiliation:
the Department of Radiology, Matsumoto National Hospital.
Kiichiro Taguchi
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine.
Satoshi Katsuno
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine.
*
Masanori Sakaguchi, M.D., Department of Otolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390, Japan.

Abstract

We report a 68-year-old male with a rare case of synchronous bilateral carcinomas of the maxillary sinus. A CT scan revealed a large tumour mass that extruded from the left maxillary sinus; tissue of soft density filled the right antrum which had intact bony walls. A probe antrostomy on the right side disclosed a tumour which was diagnosed histologically as the same poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma as that in the left antrum. The incidence and aetiology of this disorder are presented, and its diagnosis and management are discussed.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Gluckman, J. L., Crissman, J. D., Donegan, J. O. (1980) Multicentric squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract. Head and Neck Surgery, 3: 9096.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Gluckman, J. L., Crissman, J. D. (1983) Survival rates in 548 patients with multiple neoplasms of the upper aerodigestive tract. Laryngoscope, 93: 7174.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Ichimura, K., Nozue, M., Hoshino, T.Yano, J. (1981) Bilateral primary malignant neoplasms of the maxillary sinus. Report of a case and statistical analysis of the reports in Japan. Laryngoscope, 91: 804810.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Miyaguchi, M., Sakai, S., Mori, N., Kitaoku, S. (1990) Multiple primary malignancies in patients with malignant tumours of the nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses. Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 104: 696698.Google Scholar
Moertel, C. G., Dockerty, M. B., Baggenstoss, A. H. (1961) Multiple primary malignant neoplasms. III. Tumors of multicentric origin. Cancer, 14: 238248.Google Scholar
Rothman, K., Keller, A. (1972) The effect of joint exposure to alcohol and tobacco on risk of cancer of the mouth and pharynx. Journal of Chronic Diseases, 25: 711716.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Shibuya, H., Takagi, M., Horiuchi, J., Suzuki, S. (1985) Clinicopathological study of maxillary sinus carcinoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 11: 17091712.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Shibuya, H., Amagasa, T., Hanai, A., Horiuchi, J., Suzuki, S. (1986) Second primary carcinomas in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the maxillary sinus. Cancer, 58: 11221125.3.0.CO;2-4>CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Slaughter, D. P., Southwick, H. W., Smejkal, W. (1953) ‘Field cancerization’ in oral stratified squamous epithelium. Cancer, 6: 963968.3.0.CO;2-Q>CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Warren, S., Gates, O. (1932) Multiple primary malignant tumors. A survey of the literature and a statistical study. American Journal of Cancer, 16: 13581414.Google Scholar