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Carcinoma ex-pleomorphic adenoma of the nasal cavity: a report of two cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Kyung Ja Cho ,
Adel K. El-Naggar ,
Pongsak Mahanupab ,
Mario A. Luna  and
John G. Batsakis
Kyung Ja Cho*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Adel K. El-Naggar
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Pongsak Mahanupab
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Mario A. Luna
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
John G. Batsakis
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
*
Dr John G. Batsakis, Department of Pathology, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. Fax: (713) 794-1695
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Abstract

Carcinoma ex-pleomorphic adenoma is exceedingly rare in sites other than the major salivary glands and the oral cavity. We present the first two histopathologically documented examples to occur in the nasal cavity.

From the Department of Pathology, University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.

Keywords

Carcinoma ex-pleomorphic adenomaNasal cavity
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 7 , July 1995 , pp. 677 - 679
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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