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Frontal sinus squamous cell carcinoma

MedGen UID:
272639
•Concept ID:
C1333646
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Epidermoid Carcinoma of Frontal Sinus; epidermoid carcinoma of frontal sinus; Epidermoid Carcinoma of the Frontal Sinus; epidermoid carcinoma of the frontal sinus; Frontal Sinus Epidermoid Carcinoma; frontal sinus epidermoid carcinoma; Frontal Sinus Squamous Cell Carcinoma; frontal sinus squamous cell carcinoma; Squamous cell carcinoma of frontal sinus; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Frontal Sinus; squamous cell carcinoma of frontal sinus; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Frontal Sinus; squamous cell carcinoma of the frontal sinus
SNOMED CT: Squamous cell carcinoma of frontal sinus (1260048003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002301

Definition

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

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of cancer of the paranasal sinuses.
Badib AO, Kurohara SS, Webster JH, Shedd DP
Cancer 1969 Mar;23(3):533-7. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(196903)23:3<533::aid-cncr2820230303>3.0.co;2-p. PMID: 5766497

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Globe preservation surgery for a paranasal tumor with orbital extension.
Kumar A, Hsuan JD
Orbit 2010 Dec;29(6):341-2. Epub 2010 Aug 16 doi: 10.3109/01676830.2010.485718. PMID: 20712512

Prognosis

Globe preservation surgery for a paranasal tumor with orbital extension.
Kumar A, Hsuan JD
Orbit 2010 Dec;29(6):341-2. Epub 2010 Aug 16 doi: 10.3109/01676830.2010.485718. PMID: 20712512

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