Primary Small Cell Undifferentiated (Neuroendocrine) Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus
Primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (SNEC) of the paranasal sinuses is an extremely rare and distinctive tumor with aggressive clinical behavior. Moreover, SNECs originating in the head and neck region have been reported to be highly aggressive and to have a poor prognosis. This report descr...
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| description | Primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (SNEC) of the paranasal sinuses is an extremely rare and distinctive tumor with aggressive clinical behavior. Moreover, SNECs originating in the head and neck region have been reported to be highly aggressive and to have a poor prognosis. This report describes a patient with a maxillary sinus SNEC who was successfully treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and concurrent chemoradiotherapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ce5ee716927047649e32272bd78d44df2025-02-03T05:45:49ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552014-01-01201410.1155/2014/463109463109Primary Small Cell Undifferentiated (Neuroendocrine) Carcinoma of the Maxillary SinusSantosh Kumar Yadav0Premalatha Shetty1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chitwan Medical College (P) Ltd, P.O. Box 42, Bharatpur-10, Chitwan, NepalDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Lighthouse Hill Road, Mangalore 575001, IndiaPrimary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (SNEC) of the paranasal sinuses is an extremely rare and distinctive tumor with aggressive clinical behavior. Moreover, SNECs originating in the head and neck region have been reported to be highly aggressive and to have a poor prognosis. This report describes a patient with a maxillary sinus SNEC who was successfully treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and concurrent chemoradiotherapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/463109 |
| spellingShingle | Santosh Kumar Yadav Premalatha Shetty Primary Small Cell Undifferentiated (Neuroendocrine) Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus Case Reports in Dentistry |
| title | Primary Small Cell Undifferentiated (Neuroendocrine) Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus |
| title_full | Primary Small Cell Undifferentiated (Neuroendocrine) Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus |
| title_fullStr | Primary Small Cell Undifferentiated (Neuroendocrine) Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary Small Cell Undifferentiated (Neuroendocrine) Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus |
| title_short | Primary Small Cell Undifferentiated (Neuroendocrine) Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus |
| title_sort | primary small cell undifferentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma of the maxillary sinus |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/463109 |
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