Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2001; 12(1):99-103

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.2001.12.1.99

증례

중금속 취급 환자의 전두동에서 발생한 편평상피세포암 1례

이봉희¹^,^*, 이환호¹, 이길수²

A Case of Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Frontal Sinus in a Patient with Occupational Exposure to Heavy Metals

Bong Hee Lee¹^,^*, Hwan Ho Lee¹, Kil Soo Lee²

¹고신대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실

²해동병원 이비인후과

¹Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Pusan, Korea

²Haedong Hospital, Pusan, Korea

^*교신저자: 이봉희, 602-702 부산광역시 서구 암남동 34 고신대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 전화: (051) 240-6136, 6137, 6470 전송: (051) 245-8539 E-mail: bhlee@ns.kosinmed.or.kr

© Copyright 2001 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Apr 30, 2001; Accepted: May 27, 2001

Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

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)

Keywords: 전두동암; 중금속; 내시경적 접근

Keywords: Carcinoma of frontal sinus; Heavy metals; Endoscopic approach