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Meinhardt AL, Uppuluri A, Shkolnik E, Chang VT. Extrapulmonary Small Cell Carcinoma Presenting as an Orbital Mass: A Case Report. Cureus 2022; 14:e26012. [PMID: 35734026 PMCID: PMC9205269 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Extrapulmonary small cell carcinomas (ESCCs) are poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumors that are characterized by an aggressive course and poor survival rates. While these tumors can be found anywhere in the body, presentations of lesions in the orbit are exceedingly rare. We present the case of a 47-year-old man who presented with blurry vision, lacrimation, and tenderness of his right eye, as well as a small but palpable temporal mass. Upon workup, he was diagnosed with ESCC in the orbit as well as lesions in the liver and spine. He received systemic chemotherapy but unfortunately proceeded to have rapid spread of his disease and succumbed to this cancer only a year after presentation. This patient illustrates the importance of developing optimal treatment strategies, which have yet to be delineated, and especially the impact of newer immunotherapy agents remains to be seen.
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Palmer JD, Gamez ME, Ranta K, Ruiz-Garcia H, Peterson JL, Blakaj DM, Prevedello D, Carrau R, Mahajan A, Chaichana KL, Trifiletti DM. Radiation therapy strategies for skull-base malignancies. J Neurooncol 2020; 150:445-462. [PMID: 32785868 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-020-03569-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The management of skull base malignancies continues to evolve with improvements in surgical technique, advances in radiation delivery and novel systemic agents. METHODS In this review, we aim to discuss in detail the management of common skull base pathologies which typically require multimodality therapy, focusing on the radiotherapeutic aspects of care. RESULTS Technological advances in the administration of radiation therapy have led to a wide variety of different treatment strategies for the treatment of skull base malignances, with outcomes summarized herein. CONCLUSION Radiation treatment plays a key and critical role in the management of patients with skull base tumors. Recent advancements continue to improve the risk/benefit ratio for radiotherapy in this setting.
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- J D Palmer
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The James Cancer Hospital at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, The James Cancer Hospital at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The James Cancer Hospital at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The James Cancer Hospital at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road S, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road S, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA.,Department of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The James Cancer Hospital at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The James Cancer Hospital at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The James Cancer Hospital at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road S, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA. .,Department of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
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Faisal M, Seemann R, Lill C, Hamzavi S, Wutzl A, Erovic BM, Janik S. Elective neck treatment in sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Head Neck 2020; 42:1057-1066. [PMID: 31922316 PMCID: PMC7217044 DOI: 10.1002/hed.26077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinomas (SNUCs), being an aggressive malignancy with dismal survival outcome, have given limited consideration regarding management of regional failures. A total of 12 studies, published between 1999 and 2019, met inclusion criteria. We performed a meta‐analysis assessing regional (neck) relapse after elective neck treatment compared to observation in clinically node negative (N0) necks. Clinical data of 255 patients were used for meta‐analysis. Among them, 83.4% of patients presented with T4 tumors and 14.1% had positive neck nodes. Elective neck treatment was applied in 49.5% of analyzed patients. Regional relapses occurred in 3.7% of patients who have undergone elective neck treatment compared to 26.4% in patients who had not. Elective neck treatment significantly reduced the risk of regional recurrence (odds ratio 0.20; 95% confidence interval 0.08‐0.49; P = .0004). The meta‐analysis indicates that elective neck treatment could significantly reduce the risk of regional failures in patients with SNUCs.
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- Muhammad Faisal
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Institute of Head and Neck Diseases, Evangelical Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Institute of Head and Neck Diseases, Evangelical Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Institute of Head and Neck Diseases, Evangelical Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Institute of Head and Neck Diseases, Evangelical Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Institute of Head and Neck Diseases, Evangelical Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Institute of Head and Neck Diseases, Evangelical Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Sundling KE, Cibas ES. Ancillary studies in pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal effusion cytology. Cancer Cytopathol 2018; 126 Suppl 8:590-598. [DOI: 10.1002/cncy.22021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Kaitlin E. Sundling
- Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Department of PathologyUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison Wisconsin
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- Department of PathologyBrigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts
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A review of nasal, paranasal, and skull base tumors invading the orbit. Surv Ophthalmol 2017; 63:389-405. [PMID: 28739401 DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2017.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Revised: 07/16/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Tumors that invade the orbit are uncommon. The majority are meningiomas arising from the sphenoid ridge (66%). Others are bone and cartilage tumors arising from the surrounding bones of the orbit, pituitary adenomas, and epithelial tumors arising from the paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity. Meningiomas occur more often in women, whereas epithelial tumors have a predilection for men. Meningiomas and epithelial tumors typically present in the sixth decade of life, whereas bone tumors tend to affect individuals in their third decade of life. Patients often present with a combination of ophthalmological and otorhinolaryngological symptoms, including proptosis, pain, decreased visual acuity, restrictions in motility of the eye, epistaxis, and nasal obstruction. Sarcomas and benign bone and cartilage tumors arise from surrounding structures, whereas carcinomas usually arise from the paranasal sinuses. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment. Depending on the aggressiveness and histology of the tumor, surgery may be combined with radiation and chemotherapy. The prognosis is generally poor, but varies depending on histology and cell origin, size of the tumor, and degree of invasion. Meningiomas and benign bone tumors have the best prognoses. Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinomas, small-cell neuroendocrine carcinomas, osteosarcomas, and rhabdomyosarcomas have poorer prognoses.
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van der Laan TP, Iepsma R, Witjes MJH, van der Laan BFAM, Plaat BEC, Halmos GB. Meta-analysis of 701 published cases of sinonasal neuroendocrine carcinoma: The importance of differentiation grade in determining treatment strategy. Oral Oncol 2016; 63:1-9. [PMID: 27938993 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Revised: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The aim of this meta-analysis was to provide treatment guidelines for sinonasal neuroendocrine carcinoma (SNC) by combining all available data in the literature. A literature search for all studies concerning SNC was performed against the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases. Available clinical data was normalized, pooled, and statistically analyzed. A total of 701 cases of SNC were available for analysis, comprising 127 well or moderately differentiated sinonasal neuroendocrine carcinomas (SNEC), 459 sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC) and 115 sinonasal small cell carcinoma (SmCC). Tumor type was the most important predictor of survival, with a 5-year disease-specific survival (DSS) of 70.2% for SNEC, 35.9% for SNUC and 46.1% for SmCC. Tumor stage on presentation was of limited value in predicting survival or response to treatment. Overall, the application of surgery yielded significantly better results (5-year DSS 52.2% versus 30.1%, p<0.001). In SNUC, radiotherapy was a beneficial supplement to surgery (5-year DSS 54.7% versus 15.7%, p=0.027), while radiotherapy as monotherapy performed poorly (5-year DSS 17.9%). Chemotherapy did not appear to contribute to survival. Based on these findings, we can conclude that the most important predictors of survival in SNC are differentiation grade and the associated choice of treatment modality. In contrast to other head and neck cancers, tumor staging appears of limited value in predicting survival or deciding on a treatment strategy. Surgery should be the cornerstone of treatment, supplemented by radiotherapy in poorly differentiated subtypes (SNUC, SmCC). Chemotherapy does not appear to contribute to survival.
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- Tom P van der Laan
- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, The Netherlands; University of Groningen, Graduate School of Medical Sciences (Damage and Repair in Cancer Development and Cancer Treatment), The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, The Netherlands; University of Groningen, Graduate School of Medical Sciences (Damage and Repair in Cancer Development and Cancer Treatment), The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, The Netherlands
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, The Netherlands.
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Gudlavalleti A, Dean R, Liu Y, Dhamoon AS. Diagnosis and treatment of a rare sinonasal neuroendocrine tumour: adding to the evidence. BMJ Case Rep 2016; 2016:bcr-2016-217319. [PMID: 27624450 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-217319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Sinonasal neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are rare, aggressive neoplasms with a high recurrence potential. There are no robust protocols for the management of these tumours. An 81-year-old man presented with an incidental sinonasal mass visualised on CT scan of head. Over the next few weeks he developed new onset, progressively worsening headache, right eye ptosis and restricted extraocular movements. Imaging confirmed a rapidly enlarging tumour involving the right nasal cavity and the orbit. Biopsy showed a large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the right ethmoidal sinus. The patient was treated with concurrent cisplatin chemotherapy and radiation. Repeat imaging showed decrease in tumour volume. The patient continues to do well and follows up regularly with our oncology service. Current protocols comprising chemotherapy after radiation are based on limited studies. A regimen involving concurrent chemoradiation also appears to aid in tumour volume reduction. Additional studies are required to formulate robust clinical protocols for management of sinonasal NETs.
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- Aashrai Gudlavalleti
- Department of Internal Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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Rivero A, Liang J. Sinonasal small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: a systematic review of 80 patients. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2016; 6:744-51. [PMID: 26880574 DOI: 10.1002/alr.21734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2015] [Revised: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to review the published literature related to sinonasal small cell neuroendocrine carcinomas (SCNECs). Clinical presentation, demographics, treatment, and outcomes of this uncommon disease are reported. METHODS A systematic review of studies for sinonasal SCNECs in PubMed and Ovid databases from 1970 to 2014 was conducted. Bibliographies of selected articles were also examined. Articles were examined for patient data that reported disease outcome. RESULTS Thirty-four articles were included in this analysis, comprising a total of 80 cases. The mean age of presentation was 53.0 years. Nasal obstruction (53.8%) and epistaxis (48.8%) were the most common presenting symptoms. The nasal cavity and septum (32.5%) was the most common site of involvement. Seventy percent of patients presented with American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage IV disease. Combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy was the most common treatment modality, used in 21 cases (26.3%). The second and third most common treatment modalities was combination surgery and chemoradiation therapy (21.3%), and surgery alone (18.8%), respectively. A total of 37 patients (46.3%) were alive after a mean follow-up of 30.8 months (median 15.5 months), independent of treatment modality. Of the treatment modalities, multimodality therapy remained the most common therapy. CONCLUSION This review contains the largest pool of sinonasal SCNEC patients to date. Sinonasal SCNEC is a rare and aggressive neoplasm, and there is currently no standard of care for treatment. Various treatment modalities have been employed. Our systematic review suggests that multimodality therapy remains the most common treatment of sinonasal SCNEC.
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Nawarawong N, Pongpruttipan T, Aswakul P, Prachayakul V. Mediastinal small cell carcinoma with liver and bone marrow metastasis, mimicking lymphoma. World J Clin Cases 2015; 3:915-919. [PMID: 26488030 PMCID: PMC4607812 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i10.915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Primary mediastinal neuroendocrine tumors are a rare malignancy that accounts for < 10% of all mediastinal tumors. The case presented here involves a 52-year-old man who had been suffering for 3 mo from chronic cough, anorexia and substantial weight loss, as well as 2 wk of jaundice prior to his admission. A computed tomography scan showed a 4.3 cm × 6.6 cm mediastinal mass with multiple liver nodules scattered along both hepatic lobes. Endoscopic ultrasound showed a large heterogeneous hypoechoic mass at the mediastinum with multiple target-like nodules in the liver. Fine-needle aspiration specimens revealed numerous, small, round cells with hyperchromatic nuclei, scarce cytoplasm, and frequent mitotic features. Immunohistochemical study revealed positive results for AE1/AE3, CD56 and chromogranin A, with negative findings for synaptophysin, CK20, vimentin, CK8/18 and CD45. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with a poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma, small cell type. A bone marrow biopsy also revealed extensive involvement by the carcinoma.
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