Disfiguring Nasal Metastasis from Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report
Disfiguring Nasal Metastasis from Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report
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结直肠腺癌鼻转移造成的毁容:一例报告
DOI:
10.1067/mhn.2001.115662
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发表时间:
2001
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影响因子:
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通讯作者:
M. Politi
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作者:
M. Robiony;F. Polini;F. Costa;M. Politi
In May 1996, a 56-year-old woman underwent a sigmorectal anterior resection in order to treat a C1 G2 sigmorectal carcinoma. During postsurgical follow-up synchronous liver metastasis were found, involving III, V, VI, and VII liver segments. In November 1996, the patient was hospitalized and underwent a surgical excision of liver metastasis. Postsurgical examination did not find curing of tumor disease during the next 2 years. In November 1998, the patient was admitted again. Metachronous metastasis to the left liver and lung was confirmed by computed tomography (CT) and nuclear magnetic resonance scans. No lesions were found along the surgical anastomosis. Objective patient examination revealed a small lesion of the right nasal vestibule, which the patient previously perceived only as a little swelling to the touch without any subjective symptoms. This mass was 1 cm wide, covered with healthy skin and fixed to the deep tissue. In order to clarify the nature and origin of the lesion, a transnasal biopsy was performed. Histologic report demonstrated infiltration by colorectal adenocarcinoma constant with vascular invasion. Since February 1999, the patient received 7000 cGy of external beam radiation to the nose in 5 weeks and underwent 1 chemotherapy cycle. When the patient was seen for clinical examination 2 months later, she showed an huge deforming swelling (Fig 1A) that occupied the entire right half of her face, with massive involvement of the maxillary sinus, orbit, and oral cavity, diverting the tongue laterally. CT scan (Fig 1B) showed an enormous mass that occupied oral cavity, orbit, maxillary, and ethmoidal sinuses, reaching also the sphenoidal sinus and skull base. The patient died 1 month later. DISCUSSION