Description
Objective: To report a case of acinic cell carcinoma arising in the nasal cavity and review
the related literature.
Case report: A 69 year old patient presented with nasal obstruction. A biopsy of the mass
identified on clinical and radiological examination showed an acinic cell carcinoma. Further
surgical excision of the medial maxilla revealed no additional tumour.
Conclusion: Acinic cell carcinoma is a malignant tumour seen most commonly in the
parotid gland. These tumours only rarely occur in the sinonasal cavity. Both pathologists and
surgeons need to be aware of this likelihood to avoid misdiagnosis.
