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Adenoid cystic carcinoma of nasal cavity - a case report

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A 38 year old male patient presented with pain and swelling on left side of nose with mass in left nostril. The other symptoms were nasal obstruction, epistaxisc from left nostril and epiphora from left eye. CT scan showed a mass arising from lateral wall of nose on left side eroding anterior part of medial wall of maxillary sinus. The tumor was excised with wide margin through a lateral rhinotomy approach under general anaesthesia. In histopathologieal examination it was found to be cribriform type of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma. This case is reported here for its rarit.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guntur Medical College, Gutur

    V. Phaniendra Kumar

  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, Guntur Medical College, Gutur

    P. Nagarjuna Rao

  3. Department of E. N. T., Guntur Medical College, Gutur

    G. Ashok Kumar

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Kumar, V.P., Rao, P.N. & Kumar, G.A. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of nasal cavity - a case report. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 55, 43–46 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02968754

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