Management of Pleomorphic Adenoma in the Nasopharynx: A Case Report

Year 2015, Volume: 32 Issue: 1, 118 - 120, 01.01.2015

Zahide Mine Yazıcı Yakup Yeğin Mustafa Çelik Fatma Tülin Kayhan Ömer Erdur

Abstract

Background: Pleomorphic adenomas (PAs) are the
most common type of benign salivary gland tumours
and usually originate from the major salivary glands.
PA originating from the nasopharynx has rarely been
reported in the literature.
Case Report: A 62 year-old male presented with right
aural fullness and subjective hearing loss. Otoscopic
examination revealed an opaque and bulging tympanic
membrane. Nasal endoscopic examination revealed a
smooth mass arising from the right wall of the nasopharynx,
obstructing the opening of the right Eustachian
tube. The MRI showed a 1.3x2x1.3 cm sharply
outlined and lobar mass in the right lateral wall of the
nasopharynx. The tumour was meticulously detached
from its attachment site and excised via the transnasal
route under endoscopic visualisation.
Conclusion: We reported pleomorphic adenoma in the
nasopharynx in a patient who presented with serous otitis
media that successfully resected with transnasal endoscopic
surgery and discussed the treatment methods.

Keywords

Endoscopy, nasopharynx, pleomorphic adenoma

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