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An alternative therapeutic procedure for sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma
M Sakamoto1, K Nakamura, S Nishimura
1Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan. sakamoto@rigid.com
Abstract:
We describe two cases of sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma, a rare and highly aggressive neoplasm of the paranasal sinuses. Case 1 had first been diagnosed as esthesioneuroblastoma, and intra-arterial and systemic chemotherapy and radiotherapy were performed. The tumor became smaller but did not disappear, and the patient died 2 months later. Case 2 received systemic chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy, with daily venous administration of cisplatin during radiotherapy. The tumor became much smaller but also remained, and the patient died a month later. Although the therapy failed, chemoradiotherapy has some possibility of controlling the disease.