title: Report of a rare case of carcinosarcoma of the maxillary sinus with sternal metastasis.
abstract: Carcinosarcoma is a highly aggressive and infiltrative tumor. A finding of this tumor in a paranasal sinus is exceedingly rare. We describe the case of a 61-year-old man who presented with a mass on the left side of his face. The mass was excised via a total maxillectomy with a modified radical neck dissection. Histologic analysis identified a mixture of carcinomatous and sarcomatous components. Within 1 month of surgery, the patient developed a sternal metastasis, and he died within a short period of time. The aggressive nature of this tumor and its metastases demand early diagnosis and prompt treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. jewel_pein2003@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Jack P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cheong
authors.forename: Sri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rahayu
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halim
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khir
authors.forename: Din
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Noorafidah
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000556:secondary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013249:Sternum