Malignant Melanona of The Nasal Cavity.

Malignant melanomas of the Sino nasal mucosa are very uncommon, presenting frequently in advanced stages. Diagnosis becomes difficult if it is amelanotic type. A case of 80 year old male who presented with nasal mass on right side without any symptom other than difficulty in breathing and diagnosis of malignant melanoma was made on histopathology.

Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of Maxillary Antrum.

Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) represents approximately 3% of all plasma cell neoplasms.With an idea to heighlight its diagnosis,treatment modalties, we report a case of extramedullary plasmacytoma in a 52 years old male patient.

Chondrosarcoma of the Maxilla-Recurrent.

An uncommon case of recurrent chondrosarcoma of the maxilla is presented. A brief discussion on the radiologic and histologic presentation of the tumor and the treatment modalities of this unusual tumor is discussed.

Sino-Nasal Hemangiopericytoma

Hemangiopericytoma is an uncommon vascular tumor derived from pericytes of Zimmermann, representing only a small portion of head and neck tumors, mostly occurring in the sino-nasal tract. A rare case of sinonasal hemangiopericytoma in a 52 year female presenting with symptoms of nasal abstruction and epistaxis and its treatment modalities are discussed in the present case report.

Foreign Body in the Wharton’s Duct

A case of unusual presentation of a vegetative foreign body in the Wharton’s duct is reported. The patient presented with history and clinical findings of recurrent left submandibular sialadenitis. Surgical excision of the submandibular gland was performed and during the ligation of the Wharton’s duct, a wooden splinter was found inside the lumen of the duct. Retrospectively, patient gave the history of ingestion of the same wooden splinter, lodging in the Wharton’s duct and subsequently causing recurrent attack of sialadenitis.