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ALBANY MEDICAL
COLLEGE
ALBANY MEDICAL
CENTER
OBJECTIVE
BACKGROUND
CASE REPORT
DISCUSSION
IMAGES
This is a rare care of non-Ewing’s pediatric
sinonasal sarcoma fully resected through
endoscopic endonasal approach. Patient age and
clinical stage of malignancy at initial finding are
both correlated with long-term post-diagnosis
survival rates3.
The patient in this case was young (10 years
old), his tumor was diagnosed early and it was low
grade. Thus, chemotherapy or radiation was not
required and the patient has a good prognosis.
Though the patient did develop left frontal
sinusitis and required a sinusotomy one year after
tumor excision, nasal function was eventually
restored. The patient is currently free of disease,
27 months after surgery.
To present a rare case of sinonasal non-
Ewing’s sarcoma in a pediatric patient. Literature
review of sinonasal sarcoma is provided.
CONCLUSIONS
A 10-year-old boy with a history of
progressively worsening nasal obstruction and
congestion presented with unilateral epistaxis, pain
in the nose and maxillary sinuses, and pressure in
the left eye. Nasal endoscopy showed a large mass
in the left nasal cavity extending toward the
maxillary sinus and nasopharynx. Pre-operative
MRI (Fig. 1) showed an extensive lesion in the left
ethmoidal sinus area. Intra-operative images
showed a large polypoid mass extending to the
maxillary sinus, sphenoid sinus, and partial left
frontal sinus. Erosion of the left lamina papyracea
was also present.
Complete resection of the tumor was achieved
with preservation of the anterior cranial base bone
since the mucosa of the ethmoidal roof was not
involved (Fig. 2). Post-operatively, the patient
noted remarkable improvement of nasal breathing
and normal sleep, despite some minor epistaxis.
No adjuvant therapy was recommended at our
tumor board.
Sarcomas of the sinuses or nasal cavities are
extremely rare in the pediatric population.
Tumors in general of the head and neck region are
not common in the pediatric population; only
about 10% of all pediatric malignancies occur in
this location. Of those tumors, even fewer (14%)
are malignancies of non-epithelial or connective
tissue, and can be characterized as sarcomas1.
Most sarcomas involving the nasopharynx or
paranasal sinuses tend to be large compared to
other types of tumors of the head and neck, and
are also associated with considerable destruction
of bone. Patients present with symptoms that are
often nondescript and similar to a common cold2.
Symptoms can vary from nasal obstruction and
nosebleeds to facial deformities, ocular and
neurological symptoms in case of large tumors
with extra-sinonasal involvement.
Here, we present a report of a sinonasal non-
Ewing’s sarcoma in a pediatric patient who
presented with facial pain and nasal obstruction.
The tumor was initially thought to be an
antrochoanal polyp. Complete tumor excision via
endonasal endoscopic approach was performed
and outcome was monitored by frequent follow-
ups.
Figure 1. Pre operative T1 weighted MRI of the
orbit with contrast: (A), (B) Axial views. (C), (D)
Coronal views. Note the mass effect is present on
the left lamina papyracea without intraconal invasion.
The tumor extends to the maxillary sinus and it is in
close relation to the skull base.
Figure 3. Post operative T1 weighted MRI: (A), (B)
Axial views. (C), (D) Coronal views. Sinuses are open
and there is no evidence of recurrent at 27-months
after the surgery.
Figure 2. Endoscopic intraoperative view with 0
degree endoscope (A, B and C) and 45 degree
endoscope (D). (A) Tumor is seen between the
inferior turbinate and septum. (B) Tumor extending
towards the ethmoid and frontal sinus recess. (C)
Cavity after the resection. (D) Frontal sinus.
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Pediatric sinonasal non-Ewing’s sarcoma: case report and literature review
Roshni V. Khatiwala1, Maria Peris-celda MD PhD2, Tyler J. Kenning MD2, Matthew Adamo MD2, Carlos D. Pinheiro-Neto MD PhD3
1 Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
2 Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York.
3 Division of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, , Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York.
References
1. Huh, W.W., et al., Pediatric sarcomas and related tumors of the head and neck. Cancer Treat Rev, 2011. 37(6): p. 431-9.
2. Shapiro, N.L. and N. Bhattacharyya, Staging and survival for sinus cancer in the pediatric population. Int J Pediatr
Otorhinolaryngol, 2009. 73(11): p. 1568-71.
3. Gerth, D.J., J. Tashiro, and S.R. Thaller, Pediatric sinonasal tumors in the United States: incidence and outcomes. J
Surg Res, 2014. 190(1): p. 214-20.
4. Lacovara, J., K. Patterson, and G.H. Reaman, Primary nasal chondrosarcoma. The pediatric experience. Am J Pediatr
Hematol Oncol, 1992. 14(2): p. 158-62
5. Shweikeh, F., et al., Brain metastasis in bone and soft tissue cancers: a review of incidence, interventions, and
outcomes. Sarcoma, 2014. 2014: p. 475175.
6. Holsinger, F.C., et al., Differential diagnosis of pediatric tumors of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses: a 45-year
multi-institutional review. Ear Nose Throat J, 2010. 89(11): p. 534-40
Carlos D. Pinheiro-Neto, MD PhD
Division of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Albany Medical Center
47 New Scotland Avenue MC-41
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: (518) 262-5575
Fax: (518) 262-5184
Email: pinheic@mail.amc.eduwww.amc.edu/cranialbase
Accurate diagnosis of this sinonasal sarcoma
was made possible by frequent CT scans, which
has long been utilized as an optimal radiologic tool
to assess and diagnose pediatric craniofacial
sarcomas, most notably those arising in the nasal
cavity2. Sinonasal tumor resection has been
correlated with a high incidence of post-surgery
survival3. However, the location of the tumor may
be related to different outcomes– it has been
noted that sarcomas in the posterior nasal cavity,
nasopharynx, and sphenoid sinus often have
worse outcomes than patients with sinonasal
sarcomas of other locations4. This is primarily due
to the difficulty in excising tumors from those
specific locations in the nasal cavity. Fortunately
the tumor in this case was completely resected
using endoscopic sinus surgery.
It is possible that by the time of diagnosis, the
sinonasal malignancies may have already started to
invade the skull base. About 3% of all brain
metastases can be attributed to sarcomas5. Due to
the physical proximity of sinonasal sarcomas to
the skull base, it is recommended to monitor
patients routinely for recurrence and to reduce the
risk of brain metastases.
A B
C D
A
C D
B
The patient developed forehead pain due to left
frontal sinusitis approximately one year later,
which did not improve with maximal medical
therapy. The patient underwent endoscopic sinus
surgery for frontal sinusotomy one year after the
first surgery. During that procedure, samples from
anterior skull base, sphenoid sinus and orbital
mucosa were taken. Specimens showed no
evidence of tumor, though there was some
thickening of the left medial rectus and superior
oblique as compared to the contralateral side. The
patient is currently free of disease, 27 months
after surgery (Fig. 3).
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