High-grade non-salivary non-intestinal adenocarcinoma of the nasal cavity-a less known entity

Authors

  • Prita Pradhan Department of Pathology, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Ranjita Panigrahi Department of Pathology, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Pranati Misra Department of Pathology, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Urmila Senapati Department of Pathology, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Kabikanta Samantaray Department of ENT, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20204653

Keywords:

Sinonasal, CK7, CK20, Osteomeatal unit, Carcinoma

Abstract

Sinonasal region, with its anatomical complexity, is commonly associated with a number of tumors. Salivary gland tumors are frequent but adenocarcinomas are uncommon.Here presented an uncommon case of high-grade adenocarcinoma non-salivary non-intestinal type.

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2020-10-23

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