Maxillofacial metastasis from breast cancer

Metastatic tumors to paranasal sinuses are exclusively rare. In this paper, we report a case of breast carcinoma metastasizing to the right maxilla. The metastasis occurred 5 years after radical mastectomy and presented as a primary sinonasal mass. The diagnosis was confirmed with histopathologic an...

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Published in:	The Pan African medical journal Vol. 19; no. 156; p. 156
Main Authors:	Namad, Tariq, Benbrahim, Zineb, Najib, Rajae, Mohammed, Afif, Baggar, Soufiane, Bouyahia, Nezar, Arifi, Samia, Mellas, Nawfel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Uganda The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014 The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects:	Aged breast cancer Breast Neoplasms - pathology Breast Neoplasms - surgery Case Report Fatal Outcome Female Humans Maxillary Neoplasms - diagnosis Maxillary Neoplasms - pathology Maxillary Neoplasms - secondary maxillofacial metastasis Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms - diagnosis Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms - pathology Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms - secondary Time Factors metastasis Breast cancer maxillofacial
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Summary:	Metastatic tumors to paranasal sinuses are exclusively rare. In this paper, we report a case of breast carcinoma metastasizing to the right maxilla. The metastasis occurred 5 years after radical mastectomy and presented as a primary sinonasal mass. The diagnosis was confirmed with histopathologic and immunohistochemical examination however the patient died before starting any specific treatment because of tumor bleeding.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	1937-8688 1937-8688
DOI:	10.11604/pamj.2014.19.156.4948