Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting with exophthalmos: A case report

Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting with exophthalmos: A case report

Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignant tumor involving the salivary glands, rarely developing in the nasopharynx. It is a slowly evolving entity with strong local aggressiveness and a high tendency to recurrence. We report the case of 23-year-old patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasopha...

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Main Authors: S. Sninate, S. Allioui, M. Tbouda, H. Jerguigue, R. Latib, Y. Omor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
Nasopharynx
Exophthalmos
MRI
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321000753
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spelling doaj-859aae3f6f494904bc5ac723cbb9bea72021-02-21T04:32:36ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332021-04-01164956960Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting with exophthalmos: A case reportS. Sninate0S. Allioui1M. Tbouda2H. Jerguigue3R. Latib4Y. Omor5Radiology Department, National Institute of Oncology, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco; Corresponding author.Radiology Department, National Institute of Oncology, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Anatomopatholgy, Military Hospital Mohamed V of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, MoroccoRadiology Department, National Institute of Oncology, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, MoroccoRadiology Department, National Institute of Oncology, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, MoroccoRadiology Department, National Institute of Oncology, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, MoroccoAdenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignant tumor involving the salivary glands, rarely developing in the nasopharynx. It is a slowly evolving entity with strong local aggressiveness and a high tendency to recurrence. We report the case of 23-year-old patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasopharynx presenting with exophthalmos in which radiation therapy is the sole therapeutic option.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321000753Adenoid cystic carcinomaNasopharynxExophthalmosMRI
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author S. Sninate
S. Allioui
M. Tbouda
H. Jerguigue
R. Latib
Y. Omor
spellingShingle S. Sninate
S. Allioui
M. Tbouda
H. Jerguigue
R. Latib
Y. Omor
Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting with exophthalmos: A case report
Radiology Case Reports
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
Nasopharynx
Exophthalmos
MRI
author_facet S. Sninate
S. Allioui
M. Tbouda
H. Jerguigue
R. Latib
Y. Omor
author_sort S. Sninate
title Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting with exophthalmos: A case report
title_short Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting with exophthalmos: A case report
title_full Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting with exophthalmos: A case report
title_fullStr Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting with exophthalmos: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting with exophthalmos: A case report
title_sort nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting with exophthalmos: a case report
publisher Elsevier
series Radiology Case Reports
issn 1930-0433
publishDate 2021-04-01
description Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignant tumor involving the salivary glands, rarely developing in the nasopharynx. It is a slowly evolving entity with strong local aggressiveness and a high tendency to recurrence. We report the case of 23-year-old patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasopharynx presenting with exophthalmos in which radiation therapy is the sole therapeutic option.
topic Adenoid cystic carcinoma
Nasopharynx
Exophthalmos
MRI
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321000753
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