Carcinoma of the frontal sinus is rare. Treatment is controversial, and prognosis is poor, The etiology is unknown, although some risk factors for other paranasal sinus carcinomas have been identified. A 70-year-old male presented with proptosis and x-ray findings consistent with a mucocele of the
Squamous-cell carcinoma of the pilonidal sinus: Report of a case and review of the literature
β Scribed by Dr. Harvey J. Lerner; George Deitrick
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 551 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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β¦ Synopsis
Squamous-cell cancer developing in chronic pilonidal sinuses is extremely rare. Thousands of pilonidal cysts and sinuses are operated upon each year, and malignancy is almost never encountered. Only 26 cases of malignancy arising in pilonidal sinuses are reported in the world literature. We report and document a squamous-cell cancer arising in a chronic pilonidal sinus and also review the world literature.
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