Rare Sinonasal Non-intestinal Type Adenocarcinoma of Right Nasal Septum

Authors

  • Adam Mohamad Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan
  • Baharudin Abdullah (Professor), Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan
  • Seoparjoo Azmel Mohd Isa (Pathologist), Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan
  • Norhafizah Abdul Rahim (Pathology Trainee), Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v3i1.75

Keywords:

Sinonasal tract, Low grade sinonasal adenocarcinoma non-intestinal type, Nasal septum

Abstract

Sinonasal tract is a complex anatomic structure with many possible diagnoses. Common diagnoses that usually encountered from the biopsied samples are inflammatory polyps and papillomas as well as squamous cell carcinoma. Another entity which most poorly understood is low grade glandular or tubular proliferations which includes reactive lesions, respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma, seromucinous hamartoma, and low grade sinonasal adenocarcinoma. We describe a case of a young male with right nasal septum mass which found incidentally upon flexible nasopharyngolaryngoscopic examination, who was referred earlier for possible obstructive sleep apnea. After excision of the tumour was done, it was confirmed to be low grade sinonasal adenocarcinoma non-intestinal type. This case highlights the rarity of the entitiy of low grade sinonasal adenocarcinoma nonintestinal type involving the right nasal septum; and how its subtle finding can be mistaken to be a clinically benign condition.

International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 03 No. 01 January’19. Page : 43-46

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Published

2019-01-07

How to Cite

Mohamad, A., Abdullah, B., Mohd Isa, S. A., & Rahim, N. A. (2019). Rare Sinonasal Non-intestinal Type Adenocarcinoma of Right Nasal Septum. International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 3(1), 43–46. https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v3i1.75

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Case Report

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