Correlative imaging and histopathology of a complicated sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma

Abstract

Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma (SNTCS) is a highly malignant and rare tumour characterised by a complex admixture of teratomatous and carcinosarcomatous components. In the head and neck area, it almost exclusively occurs in the sinonasal cavities; however, rare instances of nasopharyngeal and oral cavity involvement have been reported, with fewer than 100 cases reported in the literature. Contribution: The contributed case involves the correlative CT, MRI and histopathology of a sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma with intracranial involvement.

Keywords

• sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma
• histopathology
• computerised tomography
• magnetic resonance imaging
• intracranial
• diffusion-weighted imaging