Malignant Myoepithelioma in the Maxillary Sinus: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Malignant myoepithelioma of the head and neck usually arises in the salivary glands. We experienced a rare case with malignant myoepithelioma in the maxillary sinus. A 47-year-old woman with malignant myoepithelioma in the maxillary sinus underwent partial maxillectomy. However, local recurrence occ...

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Published in:Anticancer research 2009-02, Vol.29 (2), p.497-501
Main Authors: HATA, Masaharu, TOKUUYE, Koichi, AKINE, Yasuyuki, SHIOYAMA, Yoshiyuki, NOMOTO, Satoshi, INADOME, Yukinori, FUKUMITSU, Nobuyoshi, NAKAYAMA, Hidetsugu, SUGAHARA, Shinji, OHARA, Kiyoshi, NOGUCHI, Masayuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms - pathology
Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms - surgery
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Myoepithelioma - pathology
Myoepithelioma - surgery
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - radiotherapy
Tumors
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Summary:Malignant myoepithelioma of the head and neck usually arises in the salivary glands. We experienced a rare case with malignant myoepithelioma in the maxillary sinus. A 47-year-old woman with malignant myoepithelioma in the maxillary sinus underwent partial maxillectomy. However, local recurrence occurred 28 months after surgery and she was subsequently treated with radiation therapy with proton beams. The recurrent tumor showed complete response and the patient was alive with no evidence of disease 30 months after irradiation. No therapy-related severe toxicities were observed. A rare case with malignant myoepithelioma in the maxillary sinus was successfully treated with radiation therapy.
ISSN:0250-7005
1791-7530