[Nasopharyngeal low grade papillary adenocarcinoma with squamous differentiation:a case report]

Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2019 Jun;33(6):563-564. doi: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2019.06.022.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Summary Low grade papillary adenocarcinoma is especially rare tumor in nasopharynx. Here we reported a patient who had low grade papillary adenocarcinoma of the nasopharynx and was diagnosed by pathology. The patient complained for bilateral nasal congestion for 10 years and was hospitalized in recent 3 years. The patient received nasopharyngeal tumor resection, and the postoperative pathological examination showed low grade nasopharyngeal papillary adenocarcinoma with squamation. The patient was followed up for 9 months without recurrence or metastasis. We reported this case and reviewed the relevant literature in order to improve the diagnosis and treatment of this disease..

Keywords: nasopharyngeal neoplasms; papillary adenocarcinoma; surgical procedures,operative.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary* / diagnosis
  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary* / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma* / diagnosis
  • Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma* / surgery
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local