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CASE REPORT
Year : 2019  |  Volume : 35  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 375-378

Frontal sinus nasopharyngeal carcinoma recurrence masquerading as chronic frontal sinusitis: a case report


1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, Lumpur, Malaysia
2 Department of Opthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, Lumpur, Malaysia

Correspondence Address:
Liew Yew Toong
MS ORL-Head and Neck Surgery (University Malaya), Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, 59100 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
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DOI: 10.4103/ejo.ejo_91_18

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Recurrence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is still a worrying issue despite the advent and advancement of treatment strategies. Presentation of recurrent NPC is different from primary NPC and indicates poor prognosis. Frontal sinus metastasis without any involvement of other sinuses is very rare and could be mistaken as sinusitis or mucocele. Owing to its rare occurrence, it presents a great challenge for clinicians to make a prompt diagnosis. The background chronic rhinosinusitis symptoms as a result of irradiation for NPC may masquerade the underlying paranasal sinus recurrence.


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