Malignant oncocytoma of the nasal cavity: A case report

• Published in: American journal of otolaryngology Vol. 20; no. 5; pp. 323 - 327
• Main Authors: Nayak, D.R., Pillai, S., Balakrishnan, R., Thomas, R., Rao, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.09.1999; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adenoma, Oxyphilic - diagnosis; Adenoma, Oxyphilic - pathology; Adenoma, Oxyphilic - therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics; Humans; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nasal Cavity; Nose Neoplasms - diagnosis; Nose Neoplasms - pathology; Nose Neoplasms - therapy; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the upper aerodigestive tract; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Tumors; Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology; Human; Nose disease; Radiodiagnosis; Malignant tumor; Differential diagnostic; Malignant oncocytoma; Result; Case study; Pathology; Histopathology; Treatment; Cavity; Exeresis; Surgery; Nose; Medical imagery; ENT disease; Adult; Female; Computerized axial tomography; Diagnosis; Endoscopy; Technique; Bibliographic review
• ISSN: 0196-0709; 1532-818X
• DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0709(99)90035-2

Malignant oncocytoma is a rare clinical entity and is most commonly seen in the salivary glands. Its occurrence in the nasal cavity is extremely rare, and only 4 such cases have been reported in the literature. The authors report one such case in a 60-year-old woman, which presented as a slow-growing nasal mass arising from the nasal septum, with no lymph node metastasis, which was successfully managed by a combined modality of treatment-surgery followed by radiation therapy. The relevant literature has been reviewed. The case is discussed as a possible differential diagnosis for a mass in the nose.