Annals of Saudi Medicine (Sep 2015)

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the nasal septum (case report)

  • Sarmad Alazzawi,
  • Shailendra Sivalingam,
  • Rajagopalan Raman,
  • Kein Seong Mun

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2015.400
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 35, no. 5
pp. 400 – 402

Abstract

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We report an extremely rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the nasal septum. A patient with a history of right-sided nasal obstruction presented to our clinic. Clinical examination revealed a mass in the right nasal cavity originating from the nasal septum. Biopsy revealed a high-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma. The patient was treated with surgical resection only. Surgery alone might be suitable for small tumors when direct inspection of the surgical site is feasible to detect early recurrence.