title: Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ethmoid Sinus with Invasion into the Skull Base Treated with Craniofacial Resection and Adjuvant Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy: A Case Report.
abstract: Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) is a rare variant of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), which is highly aggressive, with a tendency for multifocality, local invasion, and with a high metastatic potential. Less than forty cases of BSCC of the sinonasal tract have been reported in the literature, and no reports were found on sinonasal BSCC arising from the ethmoid sinus. We report the case of a 78-year-old man who presented with BSCC arising from the ethmoid sinus with extensive bone destruction and intracranial extension. He was treated with craniofacial resection followed by adjuvant intensity-modulated radiation therapy to the tumor bed (60 Gy in 30 fractions), and the upper neck lymph nodes (50 Gy in 25 fractions). At the patient's last follow-up, four months after diagnosis, there was no evidence of disease. Aggressive management using craniofacial resection followed by adjuvant radiation therapy with or without radiosensitizing chemotherapy seems to be a reasonable approach to this challenging disease.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Oncology Department, American University of Beirut Medical Center.
authors.forename: Karine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Al Feghali
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Otolaryngology, Detroit Medical Center.
authors.forename: Henri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Traboulsi
authors.affiliation: Radiation Oncology Department, American University of Beirut Medical Center.
authors.forename: Bassem
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Youssef
keywords: basaloid squamous cell carcinoma; ethmoid sinus; intensity modulated radiation therapy; sinonasal tumors
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