Biphenotypic sinonasal sarcoma
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Biphenotypic sinonasal sarcoma is a newly recognized, very rare, low-grade malignant tumor of the nasal cavity, which was formerly probably included in fibrosarcoma and synovial sarcoma cases. It was incorporated into the fourth edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumours, published in 2017.[1]
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Biphenotypic sinonasal sarcoma | |
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Other names | BSNS, LGSSNMF (archaic name) |
A high-power view of a hematoxylin- and eosin-stained slide showing respiratory epithelial inclusions within a spindled cell neoplasm showing characteristics of a biphenotypic sinonasal sarcoma | |
Specialty | Oncology, ENT surgery |
Symptoms | Various upper respiratory symptoms such as difficulty breathing |
Usual onset | Ages 24-85 (Average of 52 years) |
Diagnostic method | Biopsy |
Differential diagnosis | Synovial sarcoma, fibrosarcoma, and other related sarcomas of the ENT |
Treatment | Surgery with radiation |
Prognosis | Good |
Frequency | Very Rare |
Deaths | 0 |
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