A Rare Case of Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Nasal Septum

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Case Report | | Volume 10 Issue 2 (October-December, 2021) | Pages 23 - 25

A Rare Case of Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Nasal Septum

Aishah Harizah Abdullah Alwi

Khairudin Abdullah

Farah Dayana Zahedi

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia

Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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April 6, 2021

Accepted

Aug. 12, 2021

Published

Dec. 31, 2021

Abstract

Malignancy of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are considered to be rare accounting for less than 1% of all malignancies and 3% of head and neck cancers. Primary squamous cell carcinoma of nasal septum is deemed to be extremely rare. The published series and case report have been too few to allow existence of its own staging system. Further, because of its rarity, the disease is often misdiagnosed as its symptoms are similar to everyday nasal symptoms. We report a case of a 40-year-old woman who was complaining of blocked nasal passage and epistaxis for 5 years and squamous cell carcinoma was found on biopsy.

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Nasal Septum; Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Recurrent Epistaxis; Wide Local Excision