Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Inferior Turbinate: A Case Report

Lee, Eunsang; Lee, Seungjae; Jung, Min Jung; Choi, Ji Ho

doi:2019.26.2.113

J Rhinol > Volume 26(2); 2019

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2019;26(2):113-116.
Published online November 30, 2019.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18787/jr.2019.26.2.113

Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Inferior Turbinate: A Case Report

Eunsang Lee, Seungjae Lee, Min Jung Jung, Ji Ho Choi

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea. handsomemd@naver.com
²Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea. mj@schmc.ac.kr

하비갑개의 상피-근상피 암종: 증례 보고

이은상, 이승재, 정민정, 최지호

순천향대학교 의과대학 부천병원 이비인후-두경부외과,¹ 병리과²

Abstract

Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) is a rare and low-grade malignant salivary gland tumor including epithelial and myoepithelial components. EMC frequently arises in the parotid gland but infrequently originates from the salivary glands of the nasal cavity. Here, we report the case of an EMC arising from the inferior turbinate, one of the most uncommon sites. A 60-year-old female patient presented with left nasal obstruction for several months, and PNS CT showed an about 4×1.4-cm-sized heterogeneously enhancing polypoid mass originating from the inferior turbinate of the left nasal cavity. After surgical treatment, the patient was diagnosed with EMC based on pathologic examinations including histopathological and immunohistochemical tests. We report a case of a patient with EMC in the inferior turbinate who was observed over 18 months without radiation therapy after successful wide excision.

Key Words: Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma;Inferior turbinate;Pathology