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Malignant Epithelial Tumors of Sinonasal Tract

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A wide spectrum of malignant tumors originate from the pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium lining the nasal cavity and sinonasal tract. These include sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, undifferentiated carcinoma, neuroendocrine tumors, SWI/SNF family of tumors, NUT carcinoma, and HPV-related multiphenotypic sinonasal carcinoma. This chapter discusses the characteristic histology, immunophenotype, and molecular features of sinonasal carcinomas of different types.

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The authors thank Dr. Divya Kannan for help with the images in Fig. 8.1.

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  1. Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Deepali Jain

  2. Department of Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Justin A. Bishop

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Jain, D., Bishop, J.A. (2023). Malignant Epithelial Tumors of Sinonasal Tract. In: Jain, D., Bishop, J.A. (eds) Atlas of Sinonasal Tract Pathology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7315-4_8

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