title: [A case report of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasal septum].
abstract: A 50-year-old woman with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasal septum is presented. Her chief complaint was recurrent epistaxis. Surgery was originally performed to remove a nasal polyp, but during resection, the surgeon discovered that the mass had arisen from the nasal septum, so only a biopsy was done. The pathological report was adenoid cystic carcinoma, so she was referred and admitted to our hospital. A flat 1.5 x 1.5 cm tumor was recognized on the left side of the nasal septum. Nasal septectomy was performed. The tumor was dissected with nasal septal cartilage, and the defect was covered with a free skin flap from the thigh. The incidence of malignant tumors from the nasal septum is very low, composing from 2.7% to 8.4% of nasal and paranasal malignant tumors. Therefore the incidence of adenoid cystic carcinoma in particular is very low.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamakawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshihiro
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Orita
mesh_terms: D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009300:Nasal Septum; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery