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Oncocytoma of the nasal cavity: report of a case and review of the literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Camilla E. Comin ,
Mario Dini  and
Giulia Lo Russo
Camilla E. Comin*
Affiliation:
Istituto di Anatomia e Istologia Patologica, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy.
Mario Dini
Affiliation:
Chirurgia Plastica, CTO, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy.
Giulia Lo Russo
Affiliation:
Chirurgia Plastica, CTO, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Camilla E. Comin, Istituto di Anatomia e Istologia Patologica, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Viale Morgagni, 85, 50134 Firenze, Italy. Fax: 0039-55-4379868
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Abstract

The authors present a case of oncocytoma of the nasal cavity in a 60-year-old woman. The tumour shows the same histological and ultrastructural characteristics of oncocytomas arising in minor salivary glands of other sites and major salivary glands. The authors stress that the biological behaviour of oncocytomas of the nasal cavity seems related to their local growth rather than to the cytological characteristics of the tumour. The extreme rarity of this tumour in the nasal cavity is particularly emphasized. The few cases reported previously in literature are briefly reviewed.

Keywords

Nasal cavitySalivary glandsminorNeoplasmsglandular epithelial

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Type
Pathology in Focus
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 7 , July 1997 , pp. 671 - 673
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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