Author :
Abstract
Keywords
Abstract
Head and neck region is an uncommon site
of origin of carcinoid tumors. We report a
case of typical carcinoid tumor of the nasal
cavity and paranasal sinuses in a patient
treated with surgery and radiation therapy.
The patient is a 65-year-old male, who
presented with persistent headache, nasal
discharge and nasal obstruction for the past
four months. Magnetic resonance imaging
of the head and neck revealed a solid
lesion located within the nasal cavity. It
was extending into the sphenoid sinus and
ethmoid sinuses. The patient underwent
resection of the tumor and than received
postoperative radiotherapy with volumetric
arc technic. Carcinoid tumors are mostly
present in the gastrointestinal and respiratory systems. These tumors are
extremely rare in the head and neck region
and there is limited data on disease
management of this location. Accordingly,
the clinicopathological features and
optimum multimodal treatment following
surgery remains controversial.