CASE REPORT   

Otorinolaringologia 2018 June;68(2):62-5

DOI: 10.23736/S0392-6621.18.02153-7

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lingua: Inglese

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma of the inferior turbinate: a recurrent or second primary tumor?

Anusha BALASUBRAMANIAN ¹, Harvinder SINGH ¹, Darlina ISMAIL ², Baharudin ABDULLAH ³ ✉

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Perak, Malaysia; ² Department of Pathology, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Perak, Malaysia; ³ Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Sains Malaysia Health Campus University, Kelantan, Malaysia

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is uncommon in the Western population, but endemic in Southern China and South East Asia. We report a patient who had NPC of the inferior turbinate. A 65-year-old Chinese gentleman who was previously treated for recurrence NPC was noted to have an asymptomatic mass on the posterior end of the left inferior turbinate 6 months post-treatment on routine follow-up. The use of specific markers and immunohistochemistry staining confirmed the diagnosis of NPC. 1 year post completion of 3rd line chemotherapy, he appeared well with no evidence of new lesion.

KEY WORDS: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - Turbinates - Recurrence - Neoplasms, second primary