Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma—A Case Report

C. Aparna, I. V. Renuka

Department of Pathology, Guntur Medical College, Guntur, India.

DOI: 10.4236/ijohns.2014.36068                

Abstract

Sinonasal tumors with neuroendocrine differentiation are uncommon. They arise from schneiderian epithelium. The authors reported a case in a fifty-six years old female patient who came with complaints of headache and epistaxis. Differential diagnosis and review of literature are presented in detail. This case is presented in view of its rarity.

Keywords

Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma, Sinonasal Neuro Endocrine Carcinoma, Schneiderian Epithelium

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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