An Eustachian Tube Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: A Previously Undescribed Entity and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Iakovlev, Vladimir
Lin, Vincent Y. W.
le Nobel, Gavin J.
Lee, John M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-06-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Primary sinonasal and middle ear neuroendocrine carcinomas are rare malignancies of the head and neck.
Owing to the rarity of these tumors, the clinical behavior and optimal management of these tumors are not well defined.
We present a case of an incidentally discovered sinonasal neuroendocrine carcinoma that was found to originate from the Eustachian tube, which has not previously been described in the literature.
This patient was treated with primary surgical resection using a combination of transnasal and transaural approaches and achieved an incomplete resection.
Follow-up imaging demonstrated continued tumor growth in the Eustachian tube as well as a new growth in the ipsilateral cerebellopontine angle and findings suspicious of perineural invasion.
However, the tumor exhibited a benign growth pattern and despite continued growth the patient did not receive additional treatment and he remains asymptomatic 35 months following his original surgery.
American Psychological Association (APA)
le Nobel, Gavin J.& Lin, Vincent Y. W.& Iakovlev, Vladimir& Lee, John M.. 2016. An Eustachian Tube Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: A Previously Undescribed Entity and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102762
Modern Language Association (MLA)
le Nobel, Gavin J.…[et al.]. An Eustachian Tube Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: A Previously Undescribed Entity and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102762
American Medical Association (AMA)
le Nobel, Gavin J.& Lin, Vincent Y. W.& Iakovlev, Vladimir& Lee, John M.. An Eustachian Tube Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: A Previously Undescribed Entity and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Surgery. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102762
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102762