Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting with exophthalmos: A case report

Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignant tumor involving the salivary glands, rarely developing in the nasopharynx. It is a slowly evolving entity with strong local aggressiveness and a high tendency to recurrence. We report the case of 23-year-old patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasopha...

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Autores principales: Sninate, S., Allioui, S., Tbouda, M., Jerguigue, H., Latib, R., Omor, Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7897933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33664920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2021.02.011
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Sumario:Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignant tumor involving the salivary glands, rarely developing in the nasopharynx. It is a slowly evolving entity with strong local aggressiveness and a high tendency to recurrence. We report the case of 23-year-old patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasopharynx presenting with exophthalmos in which radiation therapy is the sole therapeutic option.

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