A Rare Case of Low-grade Nasopharyngeal Papillary Adenocarcinoma in a Young Adult Woman: A Case Report from a Tertiary Hospital in Northwestern Nigeria

Low-grade nasopharyngeal papillary adenocarcinoma (NPAC) is a rare nasopharyngeal malignancy that runs an indolent course. It presents with a variety of symptoms including but not limited to nasal obstruction, runny nose, postnasal drip, and nasal bleeding. The main stay of treatment is surgery, but...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the West African College of Surgeons 2022-01, Vol.12 (1), p.107-110
Hauptverfasser: Jibril, Yasir Nuhu, Salisu, Abubakar Danjuma, Mustapha, Muhammad Inuwa, Oluwafemi, Olatunde Olaniyi Abiodun
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Zusammenfassung:Low-grade nasopharyngeal papillary adenocarcinoma (NPAC) is a rare nasopharyngeal malignancy that runs an indolent course. It presents with a variety of symptoms including but not limited to nasal obstruction, runny nose, postnasal drip, and nasal bleeding. The main stay of treatment is surgery, but other adjuvant treatments including radiotherapy and photodynamic therapy have been used with varying degrees of successes. Due to its low grade nature and absence of distant metastases, its prognosis is excellent. Here, we report the case of a 22-year-old young woman with low-grade NPAC who was treated in our hospital by simple surgical excision.
ISSN:2276-6944
DOI:10.4103/jwas.jwas_45_22