title: Adenocarcinoma of the sphenoid sinus.
abstract: Adenocarcinomas of the sphenoid sinus are exceptional. In this paper, we report a new case with a review of the literature. Our patient was a 45-year-old man who presented with isolated retro orbital headache. CT and MRI suspected a malignat tumor of the sphenoid sinus. The patient underwent a debulking surgery. The final pathology carried out the diagnosis of primary adenocarcinoma. The patient died several months later from radiotherapy complications. Even if adenocarcinomas of the sphenoid sinus are exceptional, they should be considered in the differential diagnosis of sphenoid sinus masses. The prognosis is poor.
authors.affiliation: ENT department, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Youssef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Darouassi
authors.affiliation: ENT department, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chihani
authors.affiliation: ENT department, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Mohamed Mliha
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Touati
authors.affiliation: ENT department, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nadour
authors.affiliation: ENT department, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Haddou
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ammar
authors.affiliation: ENT department, Avicenne Military Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: Brahim
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bouaity
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus
keywords: Sphenoid sinus; adenocarcinoma; endonasal surgery; radiotherapy