Adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid following radiotherapy for bilateral retinoblastoma

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 · Laryngoscope; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1288/00005537-198001000-00007· OSTI ID:6460822

Rowe, L D; Lane, R; Snow, Jr, J B

Adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid sinus is rare, representing only 4 to 8% of malignancies of the paranasal sinuses. An extraordinary case of papillary adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid sinus arising 30 years following high-dose radiotherapy for bilateral retinoblastoma is presented. Second fatal mesenchymal and epithelial primaries have been described in 8.5% of patients with bilateral retinoblastomas previously treated with radiotherapy; however, papillary adenocarcinoma arising within the paranasal sinuses has not been reported. Aggressive treatment including partial maxillectomy, radical pansinusectomy, radical neck dissection followed by regional radiotherapy and systemic chemotherapy failed to prevent the development of fatal hepatic metastases. The high incidence of second fatal primary neoplasms in patients with bilateral retinoblastomas receiving radiation suggests an innate susceptibility that may add to the risk of radiotherapy.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, San Francisco
• OSTI ID: 6460822
• Journal Information: Laryngoscope; (United States), Vol. 90:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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