Affiliations 

  • 1 Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Kota Kinabalu, MYS
  • 2 Pathology, Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Kota Kinabalu, MYS
  • 3 Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, MYS
Cureus, 2022 Nov;14(11):e31269.
PMID: 36505124 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.31269

Abstract

Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common benign pathology of the major salivary gland but rare in the minor salivary gland, especially in the nasopharynx, with only a few cases reported in the literature. A 76-year-old lady presented with bilateral nasal blockage for one year secondary to a nasopharyngeal mass. Histopathological examination reported it to be nasopharyngeal carcinoma, but the mass persisted after a course of chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy. Upon repeat biopsy, the mass was found to be a pleomorphic adenoma. The patient underwent nasopharyngectomy without complications and no evidence of recurrence after 18 months of follow-up.

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