Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis from ethmoid sinus adenocarcinoma
โ Scribed by Espitalier, F.; Michel, G.; Mourrain-Langlois, E.; Lebouvier, T.; Bord, E.; Ferron, C.; Malard, O.
- Book ID
- 122882948
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 916 KB
- Volume
- 131
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1879-7296
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Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMC) is a rare complication following treatment for head and neck cancer. In this paper, we report a case of LMC following surgery and localized radiation therapy for an ethmoid carcinoma, in which laceration of the dura during craniofacial resection may have provided
## Abstract __Background.__ Carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses is rare. The majority of these originate in the maxillary sinus with primary ethmoid carcinomas occurring in up to 20% of cases. Adenocarcinomas comprise up to 50% of the ethmoid malignancy. The relative rarity of tumors originating in