Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2000 Mar;43(3):344-346.
Verrucous Carcinoma of Maxillary Sinus
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gachon Medical School, Gil Medical Center, Inchon, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, Gachon Medical School, Gil Medical Center, Inchon, Korea.
Abstract
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Verrucous carcinma is a variant of well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Althousgh the tumor is well-documented in the oral cavity or larynx, its occurrence in the maxillary antrum is very rare. It of fa relatively nonaggressive tumor which seldom metastasizes to the neck or distantly With proper treatment, the prognosis is excellent. We have experienced a case of verrucous carcinoma arising in maxillary antrum which was sucessfully treated with maxillectomy. In this paper, we report this case with a review of literature.