Acinic Cell Carcinoma in the Nasal Cavity: A case report.
- Author:
Hyun Jin SON
1
;
Myoung Ja CHUNG
;
Myoung Jae KANG
Author Information
1. Departments of Pathology, College of Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Chonju 560-180, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acinic cell carcinoma;
Nasal cavity
- MeSH:
Acinar Cells*;
Alcian Blue;
Amylases;
Carcinoma, Acinar Cell*;
Cytoplasmic Granules;
Female;
Humans;
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration;
Middle Aged;
Nasal Cavity*;
Nasal Obstruction;
Secretory Vesicles
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
2000;34(1):88-92
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) is very rare in the nasal cavity. A 57-year-old woman suffered from nasal obstruction, postnasal dripping, and hyposmia for 2 months. Rhinoscopic examination revealed a huge polypoid mass in the right inferior and anterior nasal fossa of the nasal cavity and the mass was resected. The tumor showed the classic acinar and trabecular features of ACC on light microscopic examination. The finely granular cytoplasmic granules stained with periodic acid-schiff (PAS) and diastase digested-PAS, but not with alcian blue at pH 2.5 and mucicarmine. On ultrastructural examination, tumor cells contained numerous secretory granules diagnostic of ACC.
