Case Report Primary Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

Copyright © 2014 Maliha Khan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses is an extremely rare and aggressive neoplasm. Despite aggressive management, the tumor carries a poor prognosis, with a high risk of local recurrence or distant metastases. The management strategy is based on that for pulmonary small cell cancer and includes platinum-based chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy. We are reporting a case of an 89-year-old female patient diagnosed with small cell carcinoma of right-sided ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses.The tumorwas found to have invaded the right orbit and anterior cranial fossa.Metastases to cervical lymphnodes and bone were also found. Due to the extended stage and poor prognosis of the patient, themanagement plan is palliative chemoradiotherapy. 1