title: Malignant mixed tumor of the nasal cavity.
abstract: Parotid gland is the most common location of malignant mixed tumors. Three different subtypes of these tumors exist: carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma, carcinosarcoma, and metastasizing mixed tumor. Carcinoma ex-pleomorphic adenoma is by far the most common subtype. Although unusual sites of these tumors have been published, we report an extremely rare case of a malignant mixed tumor located in the nasal cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, P.O. Box 1352, 71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Theognosia S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Chimona
authors.forename: Anastasios V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Koutsopoulos
authors.forename: Polychronis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Malliotakis
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nikolidakis
authors.forename: Charalambos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Skoulakis
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bizakis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018198:Mixed Tumor, Malignant / Q000473:pathology*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*