Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea metastatic to the nasal cavity: a case report

Ear Nose Throat J. 2009 Dec;88(12):E9-11.

Abstract

Cases of carcinoma metastatic to the nasal cavity are rare. We report the case of a 63-year-old woman with a metastasis to the nasal cavity from a primary tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC). The nasal tumor was treated with surgical resection. No evidence of any local recurrence was observed at 4 years of follow-up. To the best of our knowledge, no case of a tracheal ACC metastatic to the nasal cavity has been previously reported in the literature. Although rare, metastatic disease to the nasal cavity should be considered in patients who have a known primary carcinoma elsewhere and who present with nasal symptoms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Nasal Cavity / pathology*
  • Nasal Cavity / surgery*
  • Nose Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Nose Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Tracheal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Tracheal Neoplasms / surgery