title: Squamous cell carcinoma originating from the nasal septal perforation: a rare nasal tumor.
abstract: Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal septum is an extremely rare malignancy. In this article, we report a case of 52-year-old female with a complaint of nasal obstruction along with occasional nasal bleeding for one year. Endoscopy showed a 2.5x2 cm perforation originating from the anterior nasal septum. Incisional biopsy result was reported as squamous cell carcinoma. The tumor was removed by functional endoscopic surgery. Histopathological examination revealed squamous cell carcinoma with safe surgery borders. No recurrence and complications were noticed after one year of follow-up. The functional impact of the treatment with high mortality rates highlights the importance of early diagnosis. We recommend the differential diagnosis of septal perforation and early wide surgical excision for such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, 35460 Tepecik, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cukurova
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gümüşsoy
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaptaner
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Uğur
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iber
authors.forename: Ilker Burak
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uluyol
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D061270:Nasal Septal Perforation / Q000473:pathology*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery