Sinonasal renal cell-like adenocarcinoma: Easily misdiagnosed sinonasal tumor.

BACKGROUND

Sinonasal renal cell-like adenocarcinoma is rare and exhibits unique pathological and clinical manifestations. Correct diagnosis and treatment of this newly described entity are challenging for both clinicians and pathologists.

METHODS

We report a female patient with sinonasal renal cell-like adenocarcinoma who initially presented with right intermittent epistaxis.

RESULTS

A 26-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of right intermittent epistaxis and hyposmia. Nasal endoscopy revealed a reddish tumor in the right nasal cavity. An MRI revealed a hyperintense tumor arising from the right olfactory cleft accompanied by prominent feeding vessels originating from the anterior ethmoid artery (AEA). We performed a bicoronal incision with ligation of the AEA followed by endoscopic resection of the skull base tumor. The patient is currently free of recurrence.

CONCLUSION

This is the first study to review the clinical features of sinonasal renal cell-like adenocarcinoma. We recommend surgical resection as the mainstay of treatment.