Pleomorphic adenoma of the nose

Muhammad Izani SHIYUTI ¹, Irfan MOHAMAD ¹, Sharifah Emilia T SHARIF ²,

¹ Department Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, ² Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, Kelantan, Malaysia

ABSTRACT

Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common benign tumour of the major and minor salivary glands. The incidence in the other parts of the head and neck region is very low and in most of the cases, the lesion is located in the upper aerodigestive tract, namely the oral, pharyngeal and occasionally nasal cavity. Cases involving regions where minor salivary glands are not normally present are extremely rare. We report a 32-year-old Indian man, who presented with a progressive swelling at the tip of the nose for 6 months duration. The mass was excised and the histopathological examination revealed it to be pleomorphic adenoma.

Keywords: Aerodigestive tract, Benign tumour, Pleomorphic adenoma, Salivary glands

Correspondence author: Irfan MOHAMAD, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.

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E mail: irfan@kb.usm.my

Brunei Int Med J. 2011; 7 (5): 299-302