Ear nose sarcoma. Report of 3 cases

BACKGROUND: Head and neck sarcoma are very rare malignant tumors which can occur on any different ENT localization. AIM: The authors report tree different variety of ENT sarcoma diagnosed and treated at the oto-rhino-laryngological department of military hospital of Tunis. We intend to remind of clinical and histological particularities, therapeutic modalities and finally to evaluate the follow-up. METHODS: From 2001 to 2007, three cases of head and neck sarcomas were diagnosed in ENT department of military hospital of Tunis. RESULT: the study concerned a women (22 years old) and two men 36 and 76 years old. It deals with an orbital rhabdomyosarcoma, a carcinosarcoma of submandibular gland and a maxillary chondrosarcoma. In each case, diagnosis was validated by the immunohistochemistry. All patients had surgical removal of their tumor. External irradiation or/and chemotherapy was also indicated for all cases. CONCLUSION: ENT sarcomas are aggressive neoplasm. Long-term survival is bad with high potentialities of local recurrence and distant metastases.