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The authors report 3 cases of skull base chordomas. In 2 cases, skull radiographies and computed tomography found lytic lesions of sphenoid and clivus, with calcifications into the tumors. In the third case, radiological findings suggest a naso pharynx tumor.
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Chordoma/diagnostic imaging , Skull Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Adult , Angiography , Calcinosis/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Middle Aged , Osteolysis/diagnostic imaging , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedSubject(s)
Mouth Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Combined Modality Therapy , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Mouth Neoplasms/epidemiology , Mouth Neoplasms/surgery , Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms/epidemiology , Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms/surgery , Prognosis , Radiotherapy , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Tunisia/epidemiologyABSTRACT
The authors report the case of two patients presenting with increased bone density and lytic lesions of the skull due to tertiary syphilis. A malignant tumor has late developed on these lesions. Only one patient was imaged with CT Scan which was very useful to determine the tumoral extension.
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/etiology , Palatal Neoplasms/etiology , Syphilis/complications , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Aged , Bone Density , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Osteolysis/diagnostic imaging , Osteolysis/etiology , Palatal Neoplasms/diagnostic imagingSubject(s)
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/diagnostic imaging , Esophageal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms/complications , Tomography, X-Ray Computed/standards , Adult , Aged , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/epidemiology , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/secondary , Esophageal Neoplasms/epidemiology , Esophageal Neoplasms/secondary , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Sensitivity and Specificity , Tunisia/epidemiologyABSTRACT
The authors report about a retrospective study on 52 cases of malignant tumors of the maxillary sinus gathered from January 1, 1977 to December 31, 1985 in the Department of Cervicofacial and ENT Carcinological Surgery of the Salah Azaïz Institut in Tunis. Epidermoid carcinomas dominate, but the histological types encountered are quite various; the tumors are very advanced on the first consultation in most cases. Computed tomography was a great help to assess extension prior to treatment and during follow-up. The evolution involved frequent recurrence and a great number of deaths during the first year.
