Adenocarcinoma of the nasal cavity-A case report

The case of a 79 year old female who complained of recurrent nasal obstruction and bleeding and diagnosed as having well differentiated adenocarcinoma of the nasal cavity was reported in this paper. Diagnosis was based on cytologic and histopathologic findings. Malignant cells of various size were observed in aggregated and scattered forms. The tumor cell nuclei were round and oval in shape and rich in chromatin. Several nucleoi were observed in the nuclei. Cytological diagnosis of well differentiated adenocarcinoma was identical to that of the histological diagnosis. It was concluded that touch smear was useful for prompt diagnosis of the tumor.