Sinonasal adenocarcinoma in a patient without exposure to risk factors Case report and review of the literature

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Luciano Izzo
Sara Izzo
Pierfrancesco Di Cello
Vollono Laura
Violante Orazia
Gradini Roberto
Paolo Izzo

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Sinonasal adenocarcinoma is a tumor typically associated with exposure to occupational carcinogens. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) published several data in order to classify carcinogenic power of physical-chemical agents as far as sinonasal cancer is concerned.


MATERIALS AND METHODS: We report a clinical case of sinonasal adenocarcinoma observed in an 84 years old patient, without clinical history of past exposure to carcinogens, smoke and alcohol.


RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: A sinonasal adenocarcinoma in a patient without risk factors is extremely rare. It is very important to recognize this cancer at an early stage in order to give better survival rates to the patients.

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Izzo, Luciano, et al. “Sinonasal Adenocarcinoma in a Patient Without Exposure to Risk Factors Case Report and Review of the Literature”. Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia, vol. 5, no. July, July 2016, pp. 1-4, https://annaliitalianidichirurgia.it/index.php/aic/article/view/1685.
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