Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma arising in the nasal cavity.
This study documents a case of an epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) in the left nasal cavity. A 70-year-old woman who presented with recurrent epistaxis of the left nasal nostril of 3 months duration was found to have a polypoid tumor in the left nasal cavity. A computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a tumor to occupy the left inferior and middle nasal cavity which had destroyed the inferior nasal turbinate, and a horizontal scan showed the tumor to occupy the middle and posterior nasal cavity. Since the tumor was connected to the lateral wall of the left nasal cavity with a narrow stalk, the tumor was excised by peeling the mucosa from the wall of the left nasal cavity. Based on the histological and immunohistochemical findings, the tumor was diagnosed to be an EMC. The follow-up at 12 months after the operation showed no evidence of recurrence.
Yamanegi
Koji
K
Department of Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
Uwa
Nobuhiro
N
Hirokawa
Mitsuyoshi
M
Ohyama
Hideki
H
Hata
Masaki
M
Yamada
Naoko
N
Ogino
Koichi
K
Toh
Kunichika
K
Terada
Tomonori
T
Tanaka
Akio
A
Sakagami
Masafumi
M
Terada
Nobuyuki
N
Nakasho
Keiji
K
D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009208:Myoepithelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D014420:Turbinates / Q000473:pathology
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor