Nasosinusal chondrosarcoma with orbito-cerebral extension.

ABSTRACT: Chondrosarcoma is a highly aggressive malignant tumor originating from cartilaginous and mesenchymal tissues. The aim of this report is to describe a rare case of nasosinusal chondrosarcoma with orbito-cerebral extension. Our patient was a 55-year-old with a right cheek swelling evolving over a year, with unilateral right nasal obstruction gradually becoming bilateral associated with hyposmia, bilateral exophthalmos, reduced bilateral deep visual acuity and permanent headaches. The clinical examination found a tumor obstructing the two nasal cavities. Imaging showed a lobulated heterogeneous tissue process occupying the paranasal sinuses, with calcifications and enhancement at its periphery, extending to the orbito-cerebral area. The histopathological analysis was in favor of chondrosarcom

SUBMITTER: Bouhafs K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9216040 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature