SMALL CELL NEUROENDOCRINE CARCINOMA OF THE NASAL CAVITY AND PARANASAL SINUSES: REPORT OF ONE CASE AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

¹Fırat Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Elazığ, Turkey
²İnönü Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Onkoloji, Malatya, Turkey
³Medeniyet Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji, İstanbul, Turkey We reported an 85–year-old female who has a history of swelling on the left side of her face and neck. There was swelling and a red area on the anterior wall of left maxillary sinus. Moreover, her left eye pointed up and outwards and her downward eye movement was limited. Punch biopsy of the nasal tumor was performed. Histopathological diagnosis revealed a small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the sinonasal region. She refused operation and radiotherapy, therefore she was successfully treated with three cycles of Carboplatin and Etoposide. Keywords : Nazal kavite, paranazal sinus, karsinom, nöroendokrin