Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasal cavity—the great mimicker of chronic rhinitis: A rare case report with literature review

dc.creatorYahaya, James
dc.creatorAbraham, Zephania
dc.date2020-08-26T09:07:02Z
dc.date2020-08-26T09:07:02Z
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-20T14:02:37Z
dc.date.available2022-10-20T14:02:37Z
dc.descriptionFull Text Report. Also available at http://www.edoriumjournalofdentistry.com/archive/abstract/100067Z06JY2019
dc.descriptionIntroduction: Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the nasal cavity is one of the rarest malignant entities reported in the literature with the known incidence of up to 5%. It commonly poses a diagnostic challenge due to lack of diagnostic suspicion index because of its rarity and especially when it is associated with a long history of benignity. Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a tumor of salivary glands even though it is not frequent. Moreover, it can rarely occur in other body parts, such as nose, paranasal sinuses, lungs, uterine cervix, and many others. Case Report: We present a case of an 18-year-old boy with a diagnosis of ACC of the nasal cavity. The patient had a 10-year history of long-standing chronic inflammatory condition presenting as rhinitis. However, after a period of two years later following the initial diagnosis, the tumor became aggressive and it presented with ulceration, causing erosion of the nasal bone as well as auto-exenteration of the right eye. Conclusion: Adenoid cystic carcinoma involving the nose and other paranasal sites ought to be deemed as a tumor with sometimes long-standing history of benignity which needs high index of suspicion for being able to detect it in order to improve outcome of the patients.
dc.identifierYahaya, J., & Abraham, Z. (2019). Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasal cavity—the great. Noida, Uttar Pradesh: Edorium Journals.
dc.identifierDOI: 10.5348/100067Z06JY2019CR
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2433
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2433
dc.languageen
dc.publisherEdorium Journals
dc.subjectCystic carcinoma
dc.subjectAdenoid cystic carcinoma
dc.subjectACC
dc.subjectNasal cavity
dc.subjectChronic rhinitis
dc.subjectAdenoid cyst
dc.subjectCarcinoma
dc.titleAdenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasal cavity—the great mimicker of chronic rhinitis: A rare case report with literature review
dc.typeReport

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