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Identification of OTX1 and OTX2 As Two Possible Molecular Markers for Sinonasal Carcinomas and Olfactory Neuroblastomas
Published on: February 28, 2019
Malignant mixed tumor of the nasal cavity
Theognosia S Chimona1, Anastasios V Koutsopoulos, Polychronis Malliotakis
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Crete School of Medicine, Heraklion, P.O. Box 1352, 71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Abstract:
Parotid gland is the most common location of malignant mixed tumors. Three different subtypes of these tumors exist: carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma, carcinosarcoma, and metastasizing mixed tumor. Carcinoma ex-pleomorphic adenoma is by far the most common subtype. Although unusual sites of these tumors have been published, we report an extremely rare case of a malignant mixed tumor located in the nasal cavity.
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