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Ethmoid sinus squamous cell carcinoma

MedGen UID:
272596
•Concept ID:
C1333477
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Epidermoid Carcinoma of Ethmoid Sinus; epidermoid carcinoma of ethmoid sinus; Epidermoid Carcinoma of Ethmoidal Sinus; epidermoid carcinoma of ethmoidal sinus; Epidermoid Carcinoma of the Ethmoid Sinus; epidermoid carcinoma of the ethmoid sinus; Epidermoid Carcinoma of the Ethmoidal Sinus; epidermoid carcinoma of the ethmoidal sinus; Ethmoid Sinus Epidermoid Carcinoma; ethmoid sinus epidermoid carcinoma; Ethmoid Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma; ethmoid sinus squamous cell carcinoma; Ethmoidal Sinus Epidermoid Carcinoma; ethmoidal sinus epidermoid carcinoma; Ethmoidal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma; ethmoidal sinus squamous cell carcinoma; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Ethmoid Sinus; squamous cell carcinoma of ethmoid sinus; Squamous cell carcinoma of ethmoidal sinus; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Ethmoidal Sinus; squamous cell carcinoma of ethmoidal sinus; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ethmoid Sinus; squamous cell carcinoma of the ethmoid sinus; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ethmoidal Sinus; squamous cell carcinoma of the ethmoidal sinus
SNOMED CT: Squamous cell carcinoma of ethmoidal sinus (1260046004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002416

Definition

A squamous cell carcinoma that arises from the mucosal epithelial surface of the ethmoid sinus. Patients may present with nasal fullness, obstruction, and/or epistaxis. [from NCI]

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Risk of sinonasal-cutaneous fistula after treatment for advanced sinonasal cancer.
Cianchetti M, Varvares MA, Deschler DG, Liebsch NJ, Wang JJ, Chan AW
J Surg Oncol 2012 Mar;105(3):261-5. doi: 10.1002/jso.22062. PMID: 22375288
Treatment results for ethmoid sinus carcinoma.
Gras-Cabrerizo JR, Montserrat-Gili JR, León-Vintró X, Massegur-Solench H, de Vega JM, Virós-Porcuna D
J Laryngol Otol 2009 Oct;123(10):1120-4. Epub 2009 Aug 3 doi: 10.1017/S0022215109990752. PMID: 19646299
Role of endoscopic surgery in the management of selected malignant epithelial neoplasms of the naso-ethmoidal complex.
Nicolai P, Castelnuovo P, Lombardi D, Battaglia P, Bignami M, Pianta L, Tomenzoli D
Head Neck 2007 Dec;29(12):1075-82. doi: 10.1002/hed.20636. PMID: 17492654

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