중금속 취급 환자의 전두동에서 발생한 편평상피세포암 1례

Primary carcinoma of the frontal sinus is very rare and has an incidence of less than 1% of paranasal sinus carcinoma. The tumor has a peak incidence in the fifth and sixth decades. The most common symptoms were frontal swelling and pain. Diagnosis is very difficult because the symptoms of frontal sinus carcinoma are very similar to those of benign lesion of frontal sinus. Many authors suggested the treatment of frontal sinus carcinoma with surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and combination therapy but the prognosis was extremly poor. In the present case, we report a case of primary squamous cell carcinoma of the frontal sinus developed in 45-year-old male who has dealt with heavy metals for over 15 years and underwent surgical resection of the lesion via a frontal craniotomy and endoscopic intranasal approach. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2001;12:99-103)