A rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the nasal septum
Introduction: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant neoplasm of the salivary glands, and the parotid is the main site of attack. It also occurs in the minor salivary glands from the nasal cavity to the lungs. Nasal location of the mucoepidermoid carcinoma is extremely rare. There is...
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| author | Barcellos, Alano Nunes Carvalho, Carolina Pimenta Teixeira, Daniel Caldeira Machado, Juliana Altavilla van Petten Barreiros, Aureliano Carneiro Barcellos, Taiane Nunes |
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| description | Introduction: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant neoplasm of the salivary glands, and the parotid is the main site of attack. It also occurs in the minor salivary glands from the nasal cavity to the lungs. Nasal location of the mucoepidermoid carcinoma is extremely rare. There is little literature on similar cases. Objective: To report a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the right nasal septum, and cover general aspects of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, therapy, and post-operative follow-up. Case Report: We present a case of a 32-year-old patient with a history of nasal obstruction, epistaxis and tumoration in the right nasal cavity. The biopsy revealed it was a mucoepidermoid carcinoma. The tumor was surgically removed using endoscopes with associated complementary radiotherapy. The anatomopathological analysis classified it with a high degree of malignancy. We obtained remission of the symptoms and without subsequent recurrence. Conclusion: Tumor nasal masses should be studied with imaging and histopathology examinations. We may discover rare malignant nasal tumors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b39b5068bcd48edbe92c5efa51239cb2022-12-22T01:13:58ZengThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology1809-97771809-48642008-12-01124582586A rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the nasal septumBarcellos, Alano NunesCarvalho, Carolina PimentaTeixeira, Daniel CaldeiraMachado, Juliana Altavilla van PettenBarreiros, Aureliano CarneiroBarcellos, Taiane NunesIntroduction: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant neoplasm of the salivary glands, and the parotid is the main site of attack. It also occurs in the minor salivary glands from the nasal cavity to the lungs. Nasal location of the mucoepidermoid carcinoma is extremely rare. There is little literature on similar cases. Objective: To report a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the right nasal septum, and cover general aspects of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, therapy, and post-operative follow-up. Case Report: We present a case of a 32-year-old patient with a history of nasal obstruction, epistaxis and tumoration in the right nasal cavity. The biopsy revealed it was a mucoepidermoid carcinoma. The tumor was surgically removed using endoscopes with associated complementary radiotherapy. The anatomopathological analysis classified it with a high degree of malignancy. We obtained remission of the symptoms and without subsequent recurrence. Conclusion: Tumor nasal masses should be studied with imaging and histopathology examinations. We may discover rare malignant nasal tumors.http://www.arquivosdeorl.org.br/conteudo/acervo_eng.asp?Id=577Mucoepidermoid carcinomaNasal septumNasal mucosaSurgeryRadiotherapyPathology |
| spellingShingle | Barcellos, Alano Nunes Carvalho, Carolina Pimenta Teixeira, Daniel Caldeira Machado, Juliana Altavilla van Petten Barreiros, Aureliano Carneiro Barcellos, Taiane Nunes A rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the nasal septum International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology Mucoepidermoid carcinoma Nasal septum Nasal mucosa Surgery Radiotherapy Pathology |
| title | A rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the nasal septum |
| title_full | A rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the nasal septum |
| title_fullStr | A rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the nasal septum |
| title_full_unstemmed | A rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the nasal septum |
| title_short | A rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the nasal septum |
| title_sort | rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the nasal septum |
| topic | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma Nasal septum Nasal mucosa Surgery Radiotherapy Pathology |
| url | http://www.arquivosdeorl.org.br/conteudo/acervo_eng.asp?Id=577 |
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