A Case of Benign Mixed Tumor of the Nasal Septum

Cha, Hyung Kun; Kwon, Young Ha; Chang, Baik Am; Park, Soo Man

doi:10.35420/jcohns.1991.2.2.295

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1991; 2(2):295-298

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1991.2.2.295

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비중격에 발생한 양성 혼합종 1례

차형근¹, 권영하¹, 장백암¹, 박수만¹

A Case of Benign Mixed Tumor of the Nasal Septum

Hyung Kun Cha¹, Young Ha Kwon¹, Baik Am Chang¹, Soo Man Park¹

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¹서울위생병원 이비인후과

¹Department of Otolaryngology, Seoul Adventist Hospital

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Benign mixed tumor is the most common type of benign epithelial salivary tumor, it most frequently presents in the major salivary glands, but its appearance in upper respiratory tract is highly unusual. Its incidence is rare in order of nasal cavity, maxillary sinus and nasophrynx.

The authors report a case of benign mixed tumor originating from nasal septum and extended to maxillary and ethmoid sinus in a 49 years old male patient.

Keywords: Mixed tumor; Nasal septum