Usha Poonia

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Lung carcinoma is the most common type of carcinoma seen in males and 4 most common in females. Skin metastasis from lung carcinoma is frequent with an incidence of 1%-12%, with most common site being the anterior chest wall. Skin metastasis from lung carcinoma to the tip of nose is very rare with only 12 cases being reported in literature(Table 1). It can be confused with other benign and malignant conditions, such as infection, lymphoma, hemangioma, rhinophyma, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis and carcinomas, making its diagnosis difficult. Less than 20 cases of cutaneous nasal tip metastasis are reported in literature out of which 12 are from malignancies of lung. Sometimes it can appear earlier than the primary lesion and thus delays the diagnosis of primary lesion. = In this case report, we report a case of nasal tip cutaneous metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of lung. Keywords: Hemangioma, Rhinophyma, Chemoradiation

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Adenoid cystic carcinoma(ACC) is a common salivary gland tumour which constitutes about 10% of all salivary gland malignancies and 1% of all head & neck malignancies. It is a slow growing tumour with propensity for perineural invasion., It occurs most commonly in minor salivary glands, most commonly in oral cavity. It is the third most common malignancy of paranasal sinuses with most common site being maxillary sinus followed by nasal cavity, nasopharynx and ethmoid sinus. It is most commonly seen in 4 and 5 decade with female predominance. ACC arising from nasal septum is very rare with only 10 cases published in literature. In this paper we present a case of nasal septal adenoid cystic carcinoma with review of the literature. Keywords: Paranasal, Sinonasal

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Word rhino- and - lith, literally meaning “nose & stone”. So, it is basically a stone that forms inside the nasal cavity. It is an uncommon disease that may present asymptomatically or as an accidental finding. Rhinolith itself is a rare condition out of which giant rhinolith case is extremely rare. If left undiagnosed or untreated it can cause rhinosinusitis, erosion of the nasal septum & medial wall of maxillary sinus & palatal perforation.   Keywords: Rhinolith, Rhinosinusitis, Nasal septum

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