Diagnostic Consideration for Sinonasal Wegener’s Granulomatosis Clinically Mistaken for Carcinoma
Joint Authors
Tranchina, Maria Grazia
Improta, Giuseppina
Ippolito, Massimo
Cosentino, Sebastiano
Saita, Vincenzo
La Rosa, Cristina
Fraggetta, Filippo
Emmanuele, Carmela
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report a case of Wegener’s granulomatosis clinically mistaken for carcinoma in a 21-year-old girl presenting with an ulcerated mass of the nasopharynx associated with enlarged laterocervical nodes.
The lesion was clinically suspected as malignant on the basis of clinical and radiological findings (namely, computed tomography scan and positron emission tomography).
However, multiple biopsies were not conclusive for malignancy showing histological change suggestive of Wegener’s granulomatosis.
A serum determination of cANCA supported the diagnosis of Wegener’s granulomatosis.
Clinical findings and image studies suggested an erroneous diagnosis of malignancy whereas a definitive diagnosis of Wegener’s granulomatosis was achieved only after repeated biopsies thus leading to a correct therapeutic approach.
The Wegener granulomatosis must be added to the list of the differential diagnoses of the masses of the nasopharynx associated with or without enlarged laterocervical nodes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
La Rosa, Cristina& Emmanuele, Carmela& Tranchina, Maria Grazia& Ippolito, Massimo& Cosentino, Sebastiano& Saita, Vincenzo…[et al.]. 2013. Diagnostic Consideration for Sinonasal Wegener’s Granulomatosis Clinically Mistaken for Carcinoma. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
La Rosa, Cristina…[et al.]. Diagnostic Consideration for Sinonasal Wegener’s Granulomatosis Clinically Mistaken for Carcinoma. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
La Rosa, Cristina& Emmanuele, Carmela& Tranchina, Maria Grazia& Ippolito, Massimo& Cosentino, Sebastiano& Saita, Vincenzo…[et al.]. Diagnostic Consideration for Sinonasal Wegener’s Granulomatosis Clinically Mistaken for Carcinoma. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-502295