Case Report, J Otol Rhinol Vol: 1 Issue: 2
Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Presenting as a Sphenoid Sinus Mass in a Juvenile
| Lori A. Lemonnier1, Ozlem E. Tulunay-Ugur2, Imad T. Zak3 and Michael A. Carron4* | |
| 1Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Temple University, 3440 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA | |
| 2Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markam Street, Slot 543, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA | |
| 3Department of Radiology, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit Receiving Hospital 3L-8, 4201 St. Antoine Detroit, MI, 48201, USA | |
| 4Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University, 5E-UHC, 4201 St. Antoine Detroit, MI 48201, USA | |
| Corresponding author : Michael A. Carron, MD Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University, 5E-UHC, 4201 St. Antoine Detroit, MI 48201, USA Tel: (313) 577-0805; Fax: (313) 577-8555 E-mail: mcarron@med.wayne.edu |
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| Received: June 08, 2012 Accepted: August 06, 2012 Published: August 08, 2012 | |
| Citation: Lemonnier LA, Tulunay-Ugur OE, Zak IT, Carron MA (2012) Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Presenting as a Sphenoid Sinus Mass in a Juvenile. J Otol Rhinol 1:2. doi:10.4172/2324-8785.1000102 |
Abstract
Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Presenting as a Sphenoid Sinus Mass in a Juvenile
Primary neoplasms of the sphenoid sinus are rare. Instead, these lesions typically arise by local tumor extension from surrounding structures or are non-neoplastic in origin. Metastatic lesions are encountered even less frequently. We present a case of metastasis of pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma to the sphenoid sinus in an 18 year old male and to document this rare but potentially confusing radiologic diagnosis.
