ETHMOIDAL SOLITARY FIBROUS TUMOUR

Authors

  • Pedro Montalvão ORL da Unidade de ORL do Hospital CUF Descobertas / Assistente Hospitalar Graduado do IPOFG Lisboa
  • José Saraiva Director da Unidade de ORL do Hospital CUF Descobertas
  • Jorge Soares Director da Unidade de Anatomia Patológica do Hospital CUF Descobertas / Professor da Faculdade de Ciencias Médicas
  • Nuno Santiago Professor da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas Lisboa / ORL da Unidade de ORL do Hospital CUF Descobertas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.470

Keywords:

Solitary fibrous tumour, nasal cavity

Abstract

Solitary fibrous tumour is o rare neoplasm described for the first time in the pleura (1931) and also reported during the post years in the head and neck area.

The authors describe a case of solitary fibrous tumour involving ethmoid, sphenoid and left nasal cavity, with orbital invasion and extension to the anterior

cranial fossa, in a 57-yeor-old woman with o 4 month history of recurrent epistoxis and modest nasal symptoms

The tumour was totally removed by surgery. Histopathologically the lesion was found to be a solitary fibrous tumour. The patient remain free of tumour 18 month ofter surgery.

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How to Cite

Montalvão, P., Saraiva, J., Soares, J., & Santiago, N. (2006). ETHMOIDAL SOLITARY FIBROUS TUMOUR. Portuguese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 44(1), 89–92. https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.470

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 1 (2006): Março

Section

Case Report