Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting with exophthalmos: A case report

S Sninate; S Allioui; M Tbouda; H Jerguigue; R Latib; Y Omor

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2021.02.011

Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting with exophthalmos: A case report

Radiol Case Rep. 2021 Feb 15;16(4):956-960. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.02.011. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Authors

S Sninate^{1

2}, S Allioui^{1

2}, M Tbouda^{3

2}, H Jerguigue^{1

2}, R Latib^{1

2}, Y Omor^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Radiology Department, National Institute of Oncology, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
² Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
³ Department of Anatomopatholgy, Military Hospital Mohamed V of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Adenoid cystic carcinoma; Exophthalmos; MRI; Nasopharynx.

Publication types

Case Reports