Adenosquamous carcinoma of paranasal sinuses and Kartagener syndrome: an unusual combination.
A 34 years old non-smoker male patient reported with growth of right maxillary region which on histopathology confirmed adenosquamous carcinoma of nose and paranasal sinus. Patient also had total situs inversus including dextrocardia, bronchiectasis and sinusitis. His blood group was AB negative. This association of Kartagener syndrome with adenosquamous carcinoma of paranasal sinuses has never been reported. Carcinoma of paranasal sinuses accounts only 0.3% of all cancers. Adenosquamous carcinoma makes only 2% of the nose and paranasal sinuses tumours. Kartagener syndrome, AB negative blood group and adenosquamous carcinoma of paranasal sinuses all are extremely rare clinical conditions found in populations and the combination of all three in the same patient have never been reported to the best of authors' knowledge.
Department of ENT, Dow University of Health Sciences / Civil Hospital, Karachi.
Syeda Uzma
SU
Naqvi
Department of ENT, Dow University of Health Sciences / Civil Hospital, Karachi.
Syed Iqbal
SI
Hussain
Department of ENT, Dow University of Health Sciences / Civil Hospital, Karachi.
Shaheen
S
Quadri
D000328:Adult; D018196:Carcinoma, Adenosquamous / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007619:Kartagener Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D059747:Nasal Surgical Procedures; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000473:pathology*; D012857:Situs Inversus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography