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Published in: Child's Nervous System 9/2006

01-09-2006 | Case Report

Intracranial sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC) in a child

Authors: Raj Kumar, Anil Chandra, Archana Rastogi

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 9/2006

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Abstract

Introduction

Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC) is a rare and relatively newly described clinicopathological entity of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.

Case report

Authors report a 12-year-old male child with SNUC, who presented primarily with features of raised intracranial pressure without any feature pertaining to nasal cavity/orbit involvement. The large mass, however, was also predominantly intracranial resembling with solid intra-axial tumor, with its classical clinical profile.

Discussion

The authors highlight important diagnostic features, pathogenesis, and outcome of SNUC. The unique features of the only intracranial involvement are also discussed.
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Metadata
Title
Intracranial sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC) in a child
Authors
Raj Kumar
Anil Chandra
Archana Rastogi
Publication date
01-09-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 9/2006
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-006-0066-y

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