[Acinic cell carcinoma: an unsuspected malignancy of the nasal cavity]

Ann Pathol. 2020 Jan;40(1):24-27. doi: 10.1016/j.annpat.2019.11.003. Epub 2019 Dec 10.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) is a low grade malignant tumor of the salivary glands. Primary ACC affects most frequently the parotid gland and can rarely arise in the minor salivary glands of the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx. It is extremely rare in the nasal cavity; to our knowledge only 18 cases of primary ACC of the nasal cavity are reported in the English-written literature. Herein we report a case of acinic cell carcinoma of the nasal cavity, describe the clinical, radiological and microscopic features of this uncommon presentation and finally provide a discussion in the light of relevant literature.

Keywords: Acinic cell carcinoma; Carcinome à cellules acineuses; Cavité nasale; Epistaxis; Glandes salivaires accessoires; Minor salivary glands; Nasal cavity; Épistaxis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Carcinoma, Acinar Cell* / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Acinar Cell* / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Nasal Cavity* / diagnostic imaging
  • Nasal Cavity* / pathology
  • Nasal Septum* / diagnostic imaging
  • Nasal Septum* / pathology
  • Nose Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Nose Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms* / pathology